Mascarene Coot
Fulica newtoniiMilne-Edwards, A, 1867
English (US) Mascarene Coot
The Mascarene Coot (Fulica newtonii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: formerly Réunion, and possibly Mauritius; extinct since late 1600sRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Fulica newtonii
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Mascarene Coot
- Described by
- Milne-Edwards, A, 1867
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Milne-Edwards, A, 1867
- Type locality
- Mauritius
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie 5, ser.8 no.4 p.203 pl.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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