Plain-flanked rail
Plain-flanked rail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Rallus |
Species: | R. wetmorei
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Binomial name | |
Rallus wetmorei Zimmer & Phelps, 1944
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The plain-flanked rail (Rallus wetmorei) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rallus wetmorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692476A93355035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692476A93355035.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Birds of Venezuela
- Rallus
- Birds described in 1944
- Taxa named by John T. Zimmer
- Gruiformes stubs