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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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New Guinea Flightless Rail* |
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Megacrex inepta |
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Description (10)
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New Guinea Flightless Rail
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Other Names (World)
New Guinea Flightless Rail, Papuan Flightless Rail, Papuan Grey-faced Rail, Papuan Gray-faced Rail
Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
Size
36 - 38 cm
First Described (Guide)
d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879
Habitat
Lowland forest, especially wet thickets, swamp forest and mangroves.
Indonesia (B) (NB), Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).
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 LC
Habitat destruction due to logging, hunting, predation from dogs, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Very close to Drummer Rail (Habroptila wallacii).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- pallida Rand, 1938 - North-central New Guinea, from R Taritatu (Idenburg) to R Sepik.
- inepta d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879 - South-central New Guinea, from R Setekwa and R Noord (Lorentz) to R Digul and R Fly.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the New Guinea Flightless Rail see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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