Tribonyx Explained

Tribonyx is a small genus of birds in the rail family, containing two extant species and one recently extinct species. The genus is endemic to Australia and New Zealand. They are sometimes lumped with the moorhens in Gallinula.

Species

The living and recently extinct species are:

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Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Tribonyx ventralis (Gould, 1837) Australia
Tribonyx mortierii du Bus de Gisignies, 1840
Hodgens' waterhenTribonyx hodgenorum (Olson, 1986)New Zealand (extinct)