White-striped Forest-rail (Rallicula leucospila)

Other Names (World)
White-striped Forest-Rail, White-striped Chestnut Rail, White-striped Forest Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
20 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1875)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,450 - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB).

Tamrau, Arfak and Wandammen Mts of Vogelkop, north-western New Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Localised forest loss and incidental kills from dogs on hunting trips, introduced predatory mammals are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

White-striped Forest Rail (Rallicula leucospila) [XC156285]
by JACOB Herv\u00e9 from Arfak Mountains, Indonesia (song)

White-striped Forest Rail (Rallicula leucospila) [XC395173]
by Ross Gallardy from Arfak Mountain Trek, near Mokwan Village, West Papua >1800m (approx), Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Forbes's Forest-rail (Rallicula forbesi) and Mayr's Forest-rail (Rallicula mayri).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-striped Forest-rail (Rallicula leucospila) - 10 files

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