- Source: Hova gallinule
The Hova gallinule (Hovacrex roberti) is an extinct bird in a monotypic genus in the rail family. It was a large gallinule that was endemic to Madagascar. About the size of the Tasmanian nativehen, it was originally placed in the same genus, Tribonyx. Hovacrex may also be synonymous with Gallinula. The lack of wing bones in the subfossil material found at Sirabé in central Madagascar makes it uncertain as to whether the species was flightless.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hova gallinule
- Gruiformes
- Rail (bird)
- List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species
- List of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene
- List of birds of Madagascar
- List of birds of Africa
- Anjajavy Forest
