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John Stanislaw Kubary

Kubary discovered at least four bird species -- the Samoan Wood Rail (Gallinula pacifica), the Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi), the Caroline Islands Ground Dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi), and the Pohnpei Fantail (Rhipidura kubaryi) -- as well as numerous insects, among them the Paradise Birdwing (Ornithoptera paradisea).


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Samoan Woodhen

The Samoan Woodhen (Gallinula pacifica), also known as Samoan Wood Rail, is a nearly flightless rail endemic to the Samoan island of Savai'i, and probably extinct.