Laysan rail
| Laysan rail | |
|---|---|
| 1913 photograph of live specimen by Alfred M. Bailey | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Zapornia |
| Species: | †Z. palmeri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Zapornia palmeri (Frohawk, 1892)
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| Map of Hawaii showing Laysan in the lower left inset box | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Porzana palmeri | |
The Laysan rail or Laysan crake (Zapornia palmeri) is an extinct species flightless rail endemic to the Northwest Hawaiian Island of Laysan. In Hawaiian, the common name for this species is moho, which it shares with the extinct Hawaiian Rail. This small island was and still is an important seabird colony, and sustained a number of endemic species, including the rail. It became extinct due to habitat loss by domestic rabbits, and the introduction of rats to Midway during the Second World War.