Forbes's Forest Rail - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative names: Forbes's Forest-Crake; Forbes's Rail

Rallicula forbesi

Rallina forbesi

Distribution

Eastern and central New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Formerly lumped within White-striped Forest Rail (R. leucospila).
Sometimes placed in genus Rallicula.

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• R. f. steini:

• New Guinea (Weyland Mountains to Bismarck Mountains)

• R. f. parva:

• North-eastern New Guinea (Mount Mengam in Adelbert Range)

• R. f. dryas:

• South-eastern New Guinea (Huon Peninsula)

• R. f. forbesi:

• South-eastern New Guinea (Herzog Mountains to Owen Stanley Mountains)

Habitat

Montane forests.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Forbes's Forest Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Forbes%27s_Forest_Rail

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