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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

10,000 Birds

Photo copyright The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, taken from the Guam Rail page. . It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. Or at least it was prior to the late 80’s when it was extirpated from the island.