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-{{stub}}+[[Image:Barred_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, [[Philippines]], January 2008]]
;[[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]] torquatus ;[[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]] torquatus
-[[Image:Barred_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''Romy Ocon'''<br>Location: Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, [[Philippines]]]] 
==Identification== ==Identification==
 +32cm.
 +[[Image:BarredRail2.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br>Location: near Tambun, Sulawesi Utara, [[Indonesia]], September, 2009]]
 +
==Distribution== ==Distribution==
-[[Philippines]] to [[New Guinea]], [[Sulawesi]] and [[Moluccas]]+[[Philippines]] to [[New Guinea]], [[Sulawesi]] and [[Moluccas]].
==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[Barred Rail#References|1]]</sup>==== ====Subspecies<sup>[[Barred Rail#References|1]]</sup>====
-*''G. t. torquatus'' - Philippine Islands+*''G. t. torquatus'' - [[Philippines|Philippine Islands]]
-*''G. t. celebensis'' - Sulawesi, Muna and adjacent islands+*''G. t. celebensis'' - [[Sulawesi]], Muna and adjacent islands
-*''G. t. sulcirostris'' - Peleng I. (Banggai Is.) and Sula Is. (Tabiabu, Mangole, Sanana)+*''G. t. sulcirostris'' - Peleng Island (Banggai Island) and Sula Island (Tabiabu, Mangole, Sanana)
*''G. t. kuehni'' - Tukangbesi Islands (Binongka and Kaledupa) *''G. t. kuehni'' - Tukangbesi Islands (Binongka and Kaledupa)
-*''G. t. limarius'' - Salawati I. and nw New Guinea+*''G. t. limarius'' - Salawati Island and north-western [[New Guinea]]
==Habitat== ==Habitat==
 +Edges of wetlands, mudflats, and gardens and drier grasslands.
==Behaviour== ==Behaviour==
-==Bird Song==+It forages in open areas near clumps of grass or vegetation.
==References== ==References==
-# Clements, James, F. <u>The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World</u>. 6th ed. (with October 2008 supplement). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007.+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Romyocon
-:*ISBN 9780801445019+{{ref}}
==External Links== ==External Links==
{{GSearch|Gallirallus+torquatus}} {{GSearch|Gallirallus+torquatus}}
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Gallirallus]] [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Gallirallus]]

Revision as of 18:25, 21 November 2009

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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Identification

32cm.

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

Distribution

Philippines to New Guinea, Sulawesi and Moluccas.

Taxonomy

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

Habitat

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

Behaviour

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

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.
  2. Romyocon

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