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title: "Gallinella di Tasmania"
description: "Tribonyx mortierii — Uccelli. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/tasmanian-nativehen
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gallinella di Tasmania

> Tribonyx mortierii — Uccelli. 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.

- Scientific name: *Tribonyx mortierii*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3210
- Wikidata: [Q25566930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25566930)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144481](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144481)

## Names

- en: Tasmanian Nativehen
- de: Tasmanisches Pfuhlhuhn
- es: Gallineta de Tasmania
- fr: Gallinule de Tasmanie
- it: Gallinella di Tasmania
- nl: Tasmaans Waterhoen
- pt: Frango-d'água-da-tasmânia
- pl: Kureczka wielka

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3126)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_nativehen

## Photo

![Gallinella di Tasmania](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tasmanian-nativehen/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter Shanks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261611452

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tasmanian-nativehen?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).