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Inaccessible Island Rail - BirdForum Opus

Atlantisia rogersi

Identification

30 grams 17 centimeters. It is dark rusty-brown above and dark grey below, with a short black bill and a red eye.

Distribution

Inaccessible Island in the Tristan da Cunha Archipelago.

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

Habitat

Grassland and open fern-bush.

Behaviour

A clutch of two eggs is laid between October and January; chicks are vulnerable to predation by the Tristan Thrush.

Its diet includes earthworms, moths, berries, and seeds.

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