Chlidonias

Reconstruction of Hawkins' Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi)

Te Papa, August 2025
A large flightless rail endemic to the Chatham Islands (east of New Zealand), which became extinct before European arrival. This reconstruction is using Weka feathers.
 

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