Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: S. L. Olson and H. F. James. 1991. Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-Passeriformes. Ornithological Monographs 45:1-88
Belongs to Porzana according to S. L. Olson and H. F. James 1991
Sister taxa: Porzana albicollis, Porzana astrictocarpus, Porzana carolina, Porzana estramosi, Porzana fasciata, Porzana fluminea, Porzana keplerorum, Porzana menehune, Porzana piercei, Porzana porzana, Porzana ralphorum, Porzana rua, Porzana spiloptera, Porzana ziegleri
Type specimen: USNM 378344-378363, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Auwahi Cave, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Hawaii.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Auwahi Cave
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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