Hova gallinule
Extinct species of bird
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The Hova gallinule (Hovacrex roberti) is an extinct bird in a monotypic genus in the rail family. It was a large gallinule that was endemic to Madagascar. About the size of the Tasmanian nativehen, it was originally placed in the same genus, Tribonyx. Hovacrex may also be synonymous with Gallinula.[1] The lack of wing bones in the subfossil material found at Sirabé in central Madagascar makes it uncertain as to whether the species was flightless.[2]
| Hova gallinule Temporal range: Late Pleistocene | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | †Hovacrex Brodkorb, 1965 |
| Species: | †H. roberti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hovacrex roberti (Andrews, 1897) | |
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