Chestnut Forest-Rail (Rallicula rubra)

Other Names (World)
Chestnut Forest-Rail, New Guinea Chestnut Rail, Chestnut Forest Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
18 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schlegel, 1871)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,500 - 3,050 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra) [XC23163]
by Bas van Balen from Yabohema, Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia (call)

Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra) [XC26372]
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.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut Forest-Rail (Rallicula rubra) - 10 files

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