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Pink-legged rail

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Pink-legged rail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Hypotaenidia
Species:
H. insignis
Binomial name
Hypotaenidia insignis
(P.L. Sclater, 1880)
Synonyms

Hypotaenidia insignis (Sclater, 1880)

The pink-legged rail (Hypotaenidia insignis), also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Hypotaenidia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692421A131928979. 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)