Calayan Rail - BirdForum Opus

Photo by James Eaton
Calayan Island, Babuyan, Philippines. March 2005

Gallirallus calayanensis

Identification

Dark brown, red iris, orange-red bill and legs.

Distribution

Calayan Island in the Philippines

Discovered only in 2004¹.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[2].

Habitat

Coralline limestone, near streams.

Behaviour

Flightless.

Breeding

It nests on the ground.

References

1. BirdLife International: Remarkable rail discovered "just in time".
2. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Calayan Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Calayan_Rail

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