Barred rail

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Barred rail
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G. t. celebensis at Manado, Indonesia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallirallus
Species:
G. torquatus
Binomial name
Gallirallus torquatus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Rallus torquatusLinnaeus, 1766
  • Hypotaenidia torquata

The barred rail (Gallirallus torquatus) is a species of rail found across the Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Salawati (western New Guinea). The species is common, but shy and difficult to see. [2] The species was formerly sometimes placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.

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This rail is 32–35 cm (13–14 in) in length, and weighs 241–300 g (8.5–10.6 oz). [3]

There are several described subspecies: [3]

Its diet includes (but is not limited to) eggs, such as Philippine megapode eggs. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Hypotaenidia torquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22692418A131875659. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692418A131875659.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Taylor, B. (2018). Barred Rail (Hypotaenidia torquata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53613 on 4 August 2018).
  3. 1 2 Taylor, Barry (2020). "Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus), version 1.0" . Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.barrai1.01. ISSN   2771-3105.
  4. ↑ Elliott, Andrew; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020-03-04), Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David; De Juana, Eduardo (eds.), "Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, doi:10.2173/bow.tabscr1.01


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