Roviana rail
The Roviana rail (Gallirallus rovianae) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands).[2]
| Roviana rail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | G. rovianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallirallus rovianae Diamond, 1991 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypotaenidia rovianae (Diamond, 1991) | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations .
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Hypotaenidia rovianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692438A93353749.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- 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.
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