Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra) [XC167203]
by Daniel Lopez Velasco from Papua Barat, nr top of Baliem Valley, Lake Habbema trek, Indonesia (call)
Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra) [XC26373]
by Frank Lambert from Lake Habbema trek, Snow Mountains, Papua, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
Possible subspecies subrubra merged with klossi because of overlapping measurements and lack of significant colour differences.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
rubra (Schlegel, 1871) - Western New Guinea, in Arfak Mts.
klossi Ogilvie-Grant, 1913 - West-central New Guinea, from Weyland Mts to Oranje Mts.
telefolminensis (Gilliard, 1961) - Central New Guinea, in Victor Emmanuel and Hindenburg Mts and Tari Gap.