A rail from French Polynesia described in 2021 was named Gallirallus astolfoi in honor of Astolfo - Art by Simone Giovanardi, paper in the comments https://t.co/MWSPfsAnM8

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My last piece, commissioned by , and to make a rendition of the recently extinct Gallirallus astolfoi, a rail called after Astolfo, one of Charlemagne paladins. Illustration by Simone Giovanardi, 2022. © Te Papa. CC-BY 4.0

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