Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Porzana tabuensis (Gmelin, 1789)
MATERIAL.—Gilles Cave, upper layer: right and left femora, 2 right and 1 left tarsometatarsi.
MEASUREMENTS (mm).—Femur: length, 27.7, 29.0; tarsometatarsus: length, 24.6.
COMPARATIVE MATERIAL.—Porzana tabuensis, 1 USNM.
STATUS.—Extant, resident; species widespread.
- bibliographic citation
- Balouet, Jean Christophe and Olson, Storrs L. 1989. "Fossil birds from late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-38. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.469
