page_title: Bar-winged rail
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Bar-winged rail / Description
caption_attribution_description: Bar-winged Rail (Nesoclopeus poecilopterus) egg
context_page_description: The bar-winged rail was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Fiji and was last collected ca 1890 in Viti Levu. The species was identified from twelve 19th century specimens, some of which are known to be in Boston, London and New York. The last unconfirmed sighting of this bird was in 1973.
context_section_description: It was a flightless island ground-nesting forest/freshwater swamp dweller and is believed to have disappeared after the introduction of the mongoose and cats to the islands.
caption: Egg
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