Porphyrio kukwiedei Balouet and Olson 1989 (New Caledonia gallinule)

Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Full reference: J. C. Balouet and S. L. Olson. 1989. Fossil birds from late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 469:1-38

Belongs to Porphyrio according to J. C. Balouet and S. L. Olson 1989

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Porphyrio albus, Porphyrio alleni, Porphyrio caerulescens, Porphyrio flavirostris, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Porphyrio mackintoshi, Porphyrio mantelli, Porphyrio martinica, Porphyrio martinicus, Porphyrio mcnabi, Porphyrio melanotus, Porphyrio paepae, Porphyrio porphyrio, Notornis mantelli

Type specimen: MNHN NCP 410, a set of limb elements (left tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Pindai Cave, Nepoui Peninsula, which is in a Holocene cave claystone in New Caledonia.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of New Caledonia (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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