Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris) [XC324197]
by Todd Mark from Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (call)
Lord Howe Woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris) [XC506761]
by id from LHI21--Little Island--forest at south end, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (alarm call)
Nest
A shallow depression in the ground, under thick vegetation or in a petrel burrow, lined with grass and leaves.
Eggs (Guide)
4; white, blotched and finely spotted grey and chestnut. Incubation: 20 - 23 days; by both sexes.
Young
Precocial, nidifugous. Brooded and fed by both parents and often by young of previous brood.
Subspecies
Sometimes placed in Tricholimnas or Rallus. Includes Gilbert Rail (Gallirallus conditicius), known from one specimen and sometimes thought to be specifically distinct, but now generally regarded as an immature of present species.
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
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