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Zapornia severnsi (Olson & James)

Large Maui Crake (Zapornia severnsi)  

This species from the island of Maui, Hawaiian Islands, was among the larger members of its genus, it may have reached a length of nearly 22 cm. [1]  

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References:  

[1] Storrs L. Olson & Helen F. James: Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-Passeriformes. In: Ornithological Monographs 45. 1991  

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edited: 20.03.2018