Roviana rail

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Roviana rail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Hypotaenidia
Species:
H. rovianae
Binomial name
Hypotaenidia rovianae
(Diamond, 1991)
Synonyms

Hypotaenidia rovianae(Diamond, 1991)

The Roviana rail (Hypotaenidia rovianae) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands). [2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations .

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Hypotaenidia rovianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22692438A93353749. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692438A93353749.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Diamond, Jared (1991). "A new species of rail from the Solomon Islands and convergent evolution of insular flightlessness" (PDF). The Auk. 108 (3): 461–470. doi:10.2307/4088088. JSTOR   4088088.