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- Réunion_rail abstract "The Réunion rail (Dryolimnas augusti) also known as Dubois's wood-rail is an extinct rail species which was endemic to the Mascarenes island of Réunion. The scientific name commemorates French poet Auguste de Villèle (1858-1943) whose interest in the history of Réunion and hospitality made it possible for numerous naturalists to discover and explore the caves of Réunion.The subfossil remains of the Réunion rail were unearthed in 1996 in the Caverne de la Tortue on Réunion and scientifically described in 1999. The material includes two complete tarso-metatarsi, five vertebrae, one sacrum, one coracoid, two humeri, one ulna, three femora, ten pedal phalanxes and one fragment of the left mandibula. The appearance of the bones identifies the Réunion rail as close relative of the white-throated rail and the Aldabra rail. The large and stout tarsometatarsus shows that it might have been the largest known taxon within the genus Dryolimnas. Historically there is one travel report which might refer to this species. In 1674 Sieur Dubois mentioned a rail in his report “Les voyages faits par le sievr D.B. aux isles Dauphine ou Madagascar, & Bourbon, ou Mascarenne, és années 1669, 70, 71, & 72: dans laquelle il est curieusement traité du cap Vert de la ville de Surate des isles de Sainte Helene, ou de l'Ascension: ensemble les moeurs, religions, forces, gouvernemens & coûtumes des habitans desdites isles, avec l'histoire naturelle du païs. Paris : Chez Claude Barbin“ which he named «Râle des Bois» (translated as wood-rail). This species should be not confused with the Réunion swamphen which referred too as «Oiseau Bleu» in the same report. The Réunion Swamphen was described as large as the Réunion sacred ibis (previously known as Réunion Solitaire) while the Réunion rail might have reached approximately the size of the Common moorhen. The Réunion rail was probably flightless because the proportions of the wing bones in comparison to those of the leg bones are similar to those of Aldabra rail which is likewise flightless. As Dubois's account is the only historical reference about the Réunion rail it might be possible that it became extinct in the late 17th century.".
- Réunion_rail class Bird.
- Réunion_rail conservationStatus "EX".
- Réunion_rail conservationStatusSystem "IUCN2.3".
- Réunion_rail family Rallidae.
- Réunion_rail genus Dryolimnas.
- Réunion_rail kingdom Animal.
- Réunion_rail order Gruiformes.
- Réunion_rail phylum Chordate.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageID "21049401".
- Réunion_rail wikiPageLength "3570".
- Réunion_rail wikiPageOutDegree "23".
- Réunion_rail wikiPageRevisionID "618225214".
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Auguste_de_Villèle.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Bird.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Category:Animals_described_in_1999.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Category:Bird_extinctions_since_1500.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_Réunion.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Category:Extinct_birds_of_Indian_Ocean_islands.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Common_moorhen.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Dryolimnas.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Endemism.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Gruiformes.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Mascarene_Islands.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Natural_history.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Rallidae.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Réunion.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Réunion_ibis.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Réunion_swamphen.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink Sieur_Dubois.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLink White-throated_rail.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLinkText "Reunion rail".
- Réunion_rail wikiPageWikiLinkText "Réunion rail".
- Réunion_rail binomial "Dryolimnas augusti".
- Réunion_rail binomialAuthority "Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Ribes & Moutou, 1999".
- Réunion_rail classis Bird.
- Réunion_rail familia Rallidae.
- Réunion_rail genus "Dryolimnas".
- Réunion_rail name "Réunion rail".
- Réunion_rail ordo Gruiformes.
- Réunion_rail phylum Chordate.
- Réunion_rail regnum Animal.
- Réunion_rail species "D. augusti".
- Réunion_rail status "EX".
- Réunion_rail statusSystem "IUCN2.3".
- Réunion_rail wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Cite_book.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Gruiformes-stub.
- Réunion_rail wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Taxobox.
- Réunion_rail subject Category:Animals_described_in_1999.
- Réunion_rail subject Category:Bird_extinctions_since_1500.
- Réunion_rail subject Category:Birds_of_Réunion.
- Réunion_rail subject Category:Extinct_birds_of_Indian_Ocean_islands.
- Réunion_rail hypernym Species.
- Réunion_rail type Animal.
- Réunion_rail type Bird.
- Réunion_rail type Eukaryote.
- Réunion_rail type Species.
- Réunion_rail type Diacritic.
- Réunion_rail type Redirect.
- Réunion_rail type Thing.
- Réunion_rail type Q19088.
- Réunion_rail type Q729.
- Réunion_rail comment "The Réunion rail (Dryolimnas augusti) also known as Dubois's wood-rail is an extinct rail species which was endemic to the Mascarenes island of Réunion.".
- Réunion_rail label "Réunion rail".
- Réunion_rail sameAs Q1541159.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Réunion-Ralle.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Dryolimnas_augusti.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Dryolimnas_augusti.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Dryolimnas_augusti.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Dryolimnas_augusti.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Réunionral.
- Réunion_rail sameAs m.05b66zm.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Réunionrall.
- Réunion_rail sameAs Q1541159.
- Réunion_rail wasDerivedFrom Réunion_rail?oldid=618225214.
- Réunion_rail isPrimaryTopicOf Réunion_rail.
- Réunion_rail name "Réunion rail".