🐦

New Guinea Flightless Rail

Megacrex inepta

Least Concern
Flügelspannweite
34,8 cm
Gewicht
1012,5 g
Familie
Rallidae
Ordnung
Gruiformes

The New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta) is a bird species in the family Rallidae (rallen, sumpfhühner und blässhühner), within the order Gruiformes (kraniche und rallen). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 34.8 cm and a weight of 1 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

On this page

Über uns

New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta) is a large 38–45 cm flightless rail endemic to lowland New Guinea. Dark brown; robust legs; greatly reduced wings. Inhabits dense forest floor, often near swampy areas and stream margins in lowland rainforest. Poorly known; rarely observed despite relatively large size.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Flügelspannweite 34,8 cm 13.7 in
Gewicht 1012,5 g 35.71 oz

Habitat & Range

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Gruiformes (Kraniche und Rallen)
Familie Rallidae (Rallen, Sumpfhühner und Blässhühner)
Genus Megacrex
Arten Megacrex inepta

Distribution

New Guinea Flightless Rail has been recorded in 1 countries.

Vorhanden Not recorded

countries highlighted

External Databases

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Is the New Guinea Flightless Rail endangered?
The New Guinea Flightless Rail has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How big is the New Guinea Flightless Rail?
The New Guinea Flightless Rail has a wingspan of 34.8 cm, weight of 1012.5 g.
What order and family does the New Guinea Flightless Rail belong to?
The New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta) belongs to the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae.

Similar Birds

Other species in the Rallidae family

Vergleichen

Explore More

Explore the Nature FYI Family