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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

10,000 Birds

By far the most commonly seen bird on most of the islands in the region – and the only one every islander can identify on call – is Gallus gallus (the feral chicken). It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. So wither the Guam Rail now?