Chestnut Forest Rail
Rallicula rubraSchlegel, H, 1871
English (US) Chestnut Forest Rail
The Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra) 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 rubra
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut Forest Rail
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rallicula rubra rubra
- Rallicula rubra klossi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
- Type locality
- Northern peninsula of New Guinea.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chestnut-headed Flufftail
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Madagascar Flufftail
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