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Tasmanian nativehen

Tribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840

LCLeast Concernbirds

The tasmanian nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.25 kg to 1.33 kg. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tasmanian nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii)
Photo: Edoddridge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tasmanian nativehen

Weight
1.25 kg – 1.33 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
6.36src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the tasmanian nativehen live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The tasmanian nativehen is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the tasmanian nativehen?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Tasmanian nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) (alternative spellings: Tasmanian native-hen or Tasmanian native hen), also known by its palawa kani name piyura, is a flightless rail and one of twelve species of birds endemic to Australia's island state of Tasmania. Although many flightless birds have a history of extinction at the hands of humans, the species has actually benefited from the introduction of European-style agricultural practices in Tasmania. Its success may also be attributed to the recent extinction of its main predator, the thylacine.

From the Wikipedia article “Tasmanian nativehen” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tasmanian_nativehen&oldid=1379688095), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the tasmanian nativehen sound like?

Lütgens, Hans (collector) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the tasmanian nativehen endangered?

The tasmanian nativehen is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the tasmanian nativehen classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusTribonyx
  7. SpeciesTribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840

Synonyms Gallinula mortierii, Tribonyx mortierii

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Tasmanian native-henEnglish
  • Tasmanian native-henEnglish
  • polla de TasmàniaCatalan
  • slípka tasmánskáCzech
  • Tasmansk RørhøneDanish
  • Grünfuß-PfuhlhuhnGerman
  • Grünfuß-TeichhuhnGerman
  • tasmania galinoloEsperanto
  • Gallineta de TasmaniaSpanish
  • tasmaania kanataitEstonian
  • tasmanianliejukanaFinnish
  • Gallinule de TasmanieFrench
  • tasmanska mlakušaCroatian
  • tasmán mocsárityúkHungarian
  • Gallinella di TasmaniaItalian
  • タスマニアオグロバンJapanese
  • tasmaninė vištelėLithuanian
  • Tasmaans WaterhoenDutch
  • tasmansivhøneNorwegian
  • kureczka wielkaPolish
  • kureczka andamańskaPolish
  • frango-d'água-da-tasmâniaPortuguese
  • galinha-d'água-da-tasmâniaPortuguese
  • galinha-de-água-da-tasmâniaPortuguese
  • Зеленоногая камышницаRussian
  • Тасманийская камышницаRussian
  • sliepočka tasmánskaSlovak
  • Tasmanijska barska kokicaSerbian
  • tasmanrörhönaSwedish
  • tasmansk rörhönaSwedish
  • Tasmanya YertavuğuTurkish
  • курочка тасманійськаUkrainian
  • 绿水鸡Chinese
  • 塔斯馬尼亞水雞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the tasmanian nativehen

Other species in the same genus Tribonyx.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tasmanian nativehen?

An adult tasmanian nativehen weighs 1.25 kg – 1.33 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the tasmanian nativehen live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the tasmanian nativehen for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the tasmanian nativehen endangered?

The tasmanian nativehen is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the tasmanian nativehen?

The tasmanian nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{tasmanian_nativehen_2026,
  title = {Tasmanian nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tasmanian-nativehen},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}