Blue-faced rail
The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii) or bald-faced rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Blue-faced rail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Gymnocrex |
Species: | G. rosenbergii |
Binomial name | |
Gymnocrex rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866) | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, 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. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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