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Gallirallus lafresnayanus (New Caledonian Rail)

Synonyms: Cabalus lafresnayanus (homotypic); Tricholimnas lafresnayanus; Tricholimnas lafresnayanus lafresnayanus

Wikipedia Abstract

The New Caledonian rail (Gallirallus lafresnayanus) is a large and drab flightless rail that is found on the island of New Caledonia in the Pacific. It is a dull brown above, with grey underparts, and has a yellowish, downward-curving bill. No one knows what it sounds like and it is not known whether it is nocturnal or crepuscular.
View Wikipedia Record: Gallirallus lafresnayanus

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Gallirallus lafresnayanus

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
New Caledonia rain forests France Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
New Caledonia New Caledonia Yes

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0