Gallinule

Species

Other moorhens have been described from older remains. Apart from the 1–2 extinctions in more recent times, another 1–4 species have become extinct as a consequence of early human settlement; a species close to the Samoan moorhen from Buka, the Solomon Islands, which is almost certainly distinct from the Makira moorhen, as the latter cannot fly. The undescribed Viti Levu gallinule of Fiji would either be separated in Pareudiastes if that genus is considered valid, or it may be a completely new genus. Similarly, the undescribed "swamphen" of Mangaia, currently tentatively assigned to Porphyrio, may belong to Gallinula or Pareudiastes if that genus is considered valid.