porphyrio
Noun
Meaning
Old World purple gallinules
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In contrast, very small populations of nearly extinct birds, such as the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) and the takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri), have been enough to keep those species alive to the present.
Former existence of a Porphyrio on Réunion is fairly certain, but not proven to date.
Works attributed to Helenius Acro and Pomponius Porphyrio are the remnants of a much larger body of Horatian scholarship.
Altogether, a species of the rail genus Porphyrio seems the most likely choice.