Barred rail

Barred rail
G. t. celebensis at Manado, Indonesia
Scientific 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 (Linnaeus, 1766)

The barred rail (Gallirallus torquatus) is a species of bird in the rail family Rallidae. The species was formerly placed in the genus Rallus and is often placed in the genus Hypotaenidia; for example that is the genus used by the IUCN and Handbook of the Birds of the World. It is closely related to the Okinawa rail and the New Britain rail.

The barred rail is widespread species, found across the Philippines, the islands of and around Sulawesi, and on and around north western New Guinea. The species is common, but shy and difficult to see.[2]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Gallirallus torquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  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).


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