Roviana rail

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Roviana rail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallirallus
Species:
G. rovianae
Binomial name
Gallirallus rovianae
Diamond, 1991
Synonyms

Hypotaenidia rovianae

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

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

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2023). "Hypotaenidia rovianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T22692438A210643971. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22692438A210643971.en . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  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.