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Photo by Romy Ocon
Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, January 2008

Gallirallus torquatus

[edit] Identification

32cm.

[edit] Distribution

Philippines to New Guinea, Sulawesi and Moluccas.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies

Photo by martinuk
near Tambun, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, September, 2009

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• G. t. torquatus - Philippine Islands
• G. t. celebensis - Sulawesi, Muna and adjacent islands
• G. t. sulcirostris - Peleng Island (Banggai Island) and Sula Island (Tabiabu, Mangole, Sanana)
• G. t. kuehni - Tukangbesi Islands (Binongka and Kaledupa)
• G. t. limarius - Salawati Island and north-western New Guinea

[edit] Habitat

Edges of wetlands, mudflats, and gardens and drier grasslands.

[edit] Behaviour

It forages in open areas near clumps of grass or vegetation.

[edit] References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Romyocon

• List of references

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