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Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis Scientific name definitions

Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1996

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Distribution of the Tristan Moorhen - Range Map
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Distribution of the Tristan Moorhen

Gray crosshatching represents former range. Map last updated 1 May 2024.

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Recommended Citation

Taylor, B. (2020). Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.trimoo2.01
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