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Guam Rail
Gallirallus owstoni.
This small bird is extinct in the wild. Extirpated from its native island of Guam by the introduced predatory Brown Tree Snake, it now exists only in captivity in Guam and in 15 U.S. zoos. There are less than 200 on the planet.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
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Uploaded on January 20, 2014
Taken on December 27, 2013
Guam Rail
Gallirallus owstoni.
This small bird is extinct in the wild. Extirpated from its native island of Guam by the introduced predatory Brown Tree Snake, it now exists only in captivity in Guam and in 15 U.S. zoos. There are less than 200 on the planet.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
356
views
1
fave
0
comments
Uploaded on January 20, 2014
Taken on December 27, 2013