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Barred Rail

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Photo by Romy OconCandaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, January 2008
Photo by Romy Ocon
Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, January 2008
Gallirallus torquatus

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[edit] Identification

32cm.

Photo by martinukLocation:  near Tambun, Sulawesi Utara,  Indonesia, September, 2009
Photo by martinuk
Location: near Tambun, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, September, 2009

[edit] Distribution

Philippines to New Guinea, Sulawesi and Moluccas.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies1

  • 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, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
  2. Romyocon

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