Tribonyx
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| Tasmanian nativehen in Mount Field National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Tribonyx du Bus de Gisignies, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Tribonix mortierii[1] De Bus, 1840
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Tribonyx is a small genus of birds in the rail family, containing two extant species and one recently extinct species. The genus is endemic to Australia. They are sometimes lumped with the moorhens in Gallinula. The New Zealand giant crake was formerly included in Tribonyx, however in 2025 an mtDNA analysis revealed it to be a member of the crake genus Porzana.
Species
[edit]| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Black-tailed nativehen | Tribonyx ventralis (Gould, 1837) | Australia |
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Tasmanian nativehen | Tribonyx mortierii du Bus de Gisignies, 1840 | Tasmania |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rallidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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