Pink-legged rail
| Pink-legged rail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | G. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallirallus insignis (P.L. Sclater, 1880) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypotaenidia insignis | |
The pink-legged rail (Gallirallus insignis), also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
Taxonomy
The species was formerly placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
It is sometime placed in the genus Rallus. It is monotypic.[2]
Description
The pink-legged rail is 33 cm (13 in) in length. It has a very short tail and is probably nearly flightless, but there are some reports it can fly well.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to the island of New Britain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Hypotaenidia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22692421A131928979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692421A131928979.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 1 2 Taylor, Barry (2020). "New Britain Rail (Gallirallus insignis), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.nebrai1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.