Pink-legged rail
Pink-legged rail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Hypotaenidia |
Species: | H. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Hypotaenidia insignis (P.L. Sclater, 1880)
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Synonyms | |
Hypotaenidia insignis (Sclater, 1880) |
The pink-legged rail (Hypotaenidia insignis), also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
Distribution and habitat[]
It is endemic to the island of New Britain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hypotaenidia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692421A131928979.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Hypotaenidia
- Birds of New Britain
- Birds described in 1880
- Taxa named by Philip Sclater
- Gruiformes stubs