New Guinea flightless rail
| New Guinea flightless rail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Megacrex D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879 |
| Species: | M. inepta |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacrex inepta D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879 | |
The New Guinea flightless rail (Megacrex inepta), also known as the Papuan flightless rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, in the monotypic genus Megacrex.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Megacrex inepta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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