Pink-legged rail (original) (raw)
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Species of bird
| Pink-legged rail | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | G. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallirallus insignis(P.L. Sclater, 1880) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Hypotaenidia insignis |
The pink-legged rail (Gallirallus insignis), also known as the New Britain rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. The species was formerly placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
Distribution and habitat
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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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Hypotaenidia insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22692421A131928979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692421A131928979.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.