Guam rail

Guam rail
At the Cincinnati Zoo
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Gallirallus
Species:	G. owstoni
Binomial name
Gallirallus owstoni Walter Rothschild, 1895
Synonyms
Rallus owstoni (Rothschild, 1895) Hypotaenidia owstoni (Rothschild, 1895)

A Guam rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni) is a bird that is only found in Guam. It is extinct in the wild.

Guam Rail Media

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  A brown treesnake on a barbed wire fence.

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  Ceremonial statue of a Guam rail (ko'ko), presented as a gift by the Government of Guam