About the Miller's Rail
The Tahiti crake, also known as Miller's rail, is an extinct species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Tahiti. It was discovered and painted by Georg Forster during the second Cook voyage. John Frederick Miller copied Forster's painting and published it with some changes in his work Icones animalium et plantarum in 1784. Miller coined the binomial name Rallus nigra. It probably went extinct in about 1800 from introduced predators.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) |
| Species | Zapornia nigra |
| Species Codes | milrai1, TACR, MIRA |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Miller's Rail belong to?
The Miller's Rail (Zapornia nigra) belongs to the Rails, Gallinules, and Coots family (Rallidae), in the order Gruiformes.
How can I identify the Miller's Rail?
The Tahiti crake, also known as Miller's rail, is an extinct species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Tahiti. It was discovered and painted by Georg Forster during the second Cook voyage. John Frederick Miller copied Forster's painting and published it with some changes in his work ...
Where can I report a Miller's Rail sighting?
You can log sightings of Miller's Rail on eBird (ebird.org) using species code milrai1, or on iNaturalist.
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