Mayr's Forest Rail
Rallicula mayriHartert, EJO, 1930
English (US) Mayr's Forest Rail
The Mayr's Forest Rail (Rallicula mayri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sarothruridae (Flufftails) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Rallicula mayri
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mayr's Forest Rail
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1930
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rallicula mayri mayri
- Rallicula mayri carmichaeli
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallicula rubra mayri
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1930
- Type locality
- Cyclops Mountains, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 36 p.124
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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