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Rallicula rubra

Rallina rubra

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia
Australasia: New Guinea and Melanesia

Taxonomy

Sometimes placed in genus Rallicula.

Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• R. r. rubra:

• Arfak Mountains of western New Guinea

• R. r. klossi:

• New Guinea (Weyland Mountains to Oranje Mountains)

• R. r. telefolminensis:

• Eastern New Guinea (Victor Emanuel and Hindenberg mountains)

An additional subspecies subrubra is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

High montane forests.

Behaviour

A large globe or dome shaped nest is built from leaves, moss and ferns, in a pandanus palm crown. The single large egg is incubated by both sexes for 34-37 days.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut Forest Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut_Forest_Rail

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