Barred rail

Barred rail
G. t. celebensis at Manado, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallirallus
Species:
G. torquatus
Binomial name
Gallirallus torquatus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Rallus torquatus Linnaeus, 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. The species was formerly sometimes placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.

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

There are several described subspecies:

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

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