| Woodford's Rail | |
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| Illustration by Keulemans, 1894 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Nesoclopeus |
| Species: | N. woodfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoclopeus woodfordi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1889) |
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Woodford's Rail (Nesoclopeus woodfordi) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.
It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and rural gardens.
It is currently threatened by habitat loss and is the only surviving species of the genus Nesoclopeus.