Pink-legged rail
The pink-legged rail (Hypotaenidia insignis), also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Hypotaenidia |
| Species: | H. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypotaenidia insignis (P.L. Sclater, 1880) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypotaenidia insignis (Sclater, 1880) | |
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to the island of New Britain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Hypotaenidia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692421A131928979.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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