Guam Rail
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Prior to 1970’s:
widely distributed
in all habitats except wetlands
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mid 1970’s:
disappeared from
southern Guam
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mid-1980’s:
all collected and
placed in captive breeding program
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1984:
Listed as endangered
Order:
Gruiiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Species:
Gallirallus owstoni