Roviana rail
| 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 | |
The Roviana rail (Gallirallus rovianae) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. It was described by Diamond (1991).[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations .
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Gallirallus rovianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ 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.
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