Pink-legged rail

Pink-legged rail
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Gallirallus
Species:	G. insignis
Binomial name
Gallirallus insignis (P.L. Sclater, 1880)
Synonyms
Hypotaenidia insignis

The pink-legged rail (Gallirallus insignis), also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. The species was formerly placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.

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

1. BirdLife International (2018). "Hypotaenidia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22692421A131928979. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692421A131928979.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.