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Samoan Moorhen
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Samoan Moorhen

Gallinula pacifica

FAMILY

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)

LAST DOCUMENTED

1873

(152 years)

REGION

Oceania

IUCN STATUS

Critically Endangered

Last Documented

The last specimen was collected from the island of Savaiʻi in Samoa (October 1873).

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