Macquarie island rail
The Macquarie rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis macquariensis ), also known as the Macquarie Island rail, is an extinct subspecies of the buff-banded rail endemic to Macquarie Island, a subantarctic island that is part of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
The rail was confined to Macquarie Island, where it occupied tussock grassland.
