Barred Rail (Hypotaenidia torquata)

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
32 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, freshwater lagoons. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Philippines (B).

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Barred Rail (Hypotaenidia torquata) [XC210179]
by Mike Nelson from La Loma Catholic Cemetery, Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines (call)

Barred Rail (Hypotaenidia) [XC832848]
by Lim Ying Hien from Mataking Island, Sabah, Malaysia (duet)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Okinawa Rail (Hypotaenidia okinawae) and New Britain Rail (Hypotaenidia insignis).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Philippines.
celebensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) - Sulawesi and adjacent islands.
sulcirostris (Wallace, 1863) - Peleng (Banggai) and Sula Is, off east-central Sulawesi.
kuehni (Rothschild, 1902) - Tukangbesi Is, Seast of Sulawesi.
limarius (Peters, JL, 1934) - Salawati I and northern Irian Jaya.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Barred Rail (Hypotaenidia torquata) - 10 files

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