White-striped forest rail

White-striped forest rail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Gruiformes
Family:Rallidae
Genus:Rallicula
Species: R. leucospila
Binomial name
Rallicula leucospila
(Salvadori, 1875)
Synonyms

Rallina leucospila

The white-striped forest rail (Rallicula leucospila) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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


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