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Bar-winged Rail

Hypotaenidia poeciloptera

Extinct
Peso
509,7 g
Familia
Rallidae
Orden
Gruiformes
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Bar-winged Rail (Hypotaenidia poeciloptera), 28 cm. Brown with barred wings and flanks; inhabits grassland and marsh edges of Fiji. Omnivore. Endangered; severely reduced by habitat conversion, feral cats and mongooses; fewer than 1,000 individuals estimated.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Peso 509,7 g 17.98 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: BU.

Tamaño de la puesta

4-6

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Gruiformes (Grullas y Rálidos)
Familia Rallidae (Rascones, Polluelas y Fochas)
Genus Hypotaenidia
Especies Hypotaenidia poeciloptera

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Bar-winged Rail endangered?
The Bar-winged Rail has a conservation status of Extinct.
How does the Bar-winged Rail nest?
Nest type: BU.
How big is the Bar-winged Rail?
The Bar-winged Rail has a weight of 509.7 g.
What order and family does the Bar-winged Rail belong to?
The Bar-winged Rail (Hypotaenidia poeciloptera) belongs to the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae.

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