Barred rail

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Gallirallus torquatus)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

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

The barred rail (Hypotaenidia torquata) 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]

Its diet includes (but is not limited to) eggs, such as Philippine megapode eggs.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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. ^ Elliott, Andrew; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020-03-04), "Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, retrieved 2023-09-01
  • A Guide to the birds of the philippines(2000) Robert S. Kennedy pedro C. Gonzales, Edward C, Dickinson Hector C. Miranda, jr. & Timothy H. Fisher
[edit]