Roviana rail
| Roviana rail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | G. rovianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallirallus rovianae Diamond, 1991 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypotaenidia rovianae | |
The Roviana rail (Gallirallus rovianae) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands).[2] The species has sometimes been placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations.
This bird is a medium sized rail and flightless or near flightless. It is about 30 cm (12 in) in length. It breeds in June during the dry season, and lays two to three eggs.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International. (2023). "Hypotaenidia rovianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T22692438A210643971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22692438A210643971.en. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ Diamond, Jared (1991). "A new species of rail from the Solomon Islands and convergent evolution of insular flightlessness" (PDF). The Auk. 108 (3): 461–470. doi:10.2307/4088088. JSTOR 4088088.
- ↑ Taylor, Barry (2020). "Roviana Rail (Gallirallus rovianae), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.rovrai1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.