Definition of "woodhen"

woodhen

/ˈwʊd.hɛn/

noun
plural woodhens
1. Any of the species Hypotaenidia sylvestris (syns. Gallirallus sylvestris, Tricholimnas sylvestris, Ocydromus sylvestris) of rails in the family Rallidae endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia.
  Quotations
  The story of the woodhen is one outstanding conservation triumph in a plethora of tragedy.
  2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 233