All birds/Rallidae/Antillean Cave Rail

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Antillean Cave Rail

Rascón de Cuevas Antillano

Nesotrochis debooyi

ExtinctIUCN NE · Not assessed or unresolved

The Antillean cave rail (Nesotrochis debooyi) was an extinct flightless bird documented from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

FamilyRallidae

Puerto Rico occurrenceExtinctPrehistoric / subfossil supplement

Primary habitatCaves preserve remains; inferred terrestrial wetland/forest-edge habitatsCaves preserve remains; inferred terrestrial wetland/forest-edge habitats

Primary dietNot resolved

Average massNot resolvedGlobal trait estimate

MovementNot resolved

Island profile

Catalog scopePrehistoric / subfossil supplement

About the Antillean Cave Rail

This atlas includes Antillean Cave Rail (Nesotrochis debooyi) with atlas status “Extinct” within scope “Prehistoric / subfossil supplement.” Puerto Rico context sources associate it with Caves preserve remains; inferred terrestrial wetland/forest-edge habitats.

Conservation

Not assessed or unresolved

Global and Puerto Rico-specific conservation references are kept separate in this compilation.

Global IUCN: NE
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Caves preserve remains; inferred terrestrial wetland/forest-edge habitats
Elevation: Not resolved
Nest: Not resolved
Clutch: Not resolved
Social behavior: Not resolved

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