Roviana rail | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Hypotaenidia |
Species: | H. rovianae |
Binomial name | |
Hypotaenidia rovianae (Diamond, 1991) | |
Synonyms | |
Hypotaenidia rovianae (Diamond, 1991) |
The Roviana rail (Hypotaenidia rovianae) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands).
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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692438A93353749.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Gallirallus rovianae |
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