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Tristan Moorhen
Gallinula nesiotis Sclater, PL, 1861
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Tristan Moorhen, Gallinula nesiotis, was a rail of Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean. It was flightless and confined to the South Atlantic island. It was very close in appearance to the Gough Moorhen from Gough Island to the southeast. Once common, it had become scarce by 1873 and was gone by the end of the nineteenth century. Hunting, introduced rats, cats and pigs, and fire-driven habitat loss all contributed to its disappearance. A few preserved museum skins remain.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- Atlantic Ocean: Tristan da Cunha
