Wake Island Rail

Gallirallus wakensis

The extinct Wake Island rail or Wake rail is an extinct flightless rail and the only native land bird on the Pacific atoll of Wake. It was found on the islands of Wake and Wilkes, and Peale, which is separated from the others by a channel of about 100 metres (330 ft). It was hunted to extinction during World War II. The species was formerly placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.

Scientific name

Gallirallus wakensis

Family

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

IUCN status

EX