Kosrae Crake

Zapornia monasa (Kittlitz, 1858)

Kosrae Crake, Zapornia monasa, is an extinct rail of Kosrae in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia. It was recorded from coastal swamps and marshes with taro growth, and may also have occurred on Ponape. The bird was known from only two skins collected in December 1827. It had a dark plumage with a bluish sheen, browner quills, a brown chin and throat centre, and brownish-black tail feathers. The undertail coverts showed white spotting, the inner wing coverts were brownish with white spots, and the bill was black. Its eyes, legs and feet were reddish.

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots

Breeding range

Pacific Ocean: Kosrae (e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)