Barred rail
| Barred rail | |
|---|---|
| G. t. celebensis at Manado, Indonesia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Hypotaenidia |
| Species: | H. torquata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypotaenidia torquata (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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The barred rail (Hypotaenidia torquata) is a species of rail found across the Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Salawati (western New Guinea). The species is common, but shy and difficult to see.
Its diet includes (but is not limited to) eggs, such as Philippine megapode eggs.
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