Blue-faced rail
| Blue-faced rail | |
|---|---|
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| Black and white picture | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gymnocrex |
| Species: | G. rosenbergii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocrex rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866) | |
The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii) or bald-faced rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Gymnocrex rosenbergii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Blue-faced Rail on the BirdLife Species Factsheet.