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| + | '''Alternative name: Chatham Island Rail; Chatham Rail''' | ||
;[[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]] modestus | ;[[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]] modestus | ||
| − | == | + | ==Identification== |
| − | + | 38cm<br /> | |
| + | Pale brown, paler throat, long decurved bill. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Formerly [[Chatham Islands]], [[New Zealand]]. Last recorded around 1900. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | Some authorities (BirdLife International, 2008) place this species in the monotypic genus ''[[:Category:Cabalus|Cabalus]]''. However, Clements (2007), Howard & Moore (2003), and Sibley & Monroe (1996) all place it in [[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]], and the Opus follows this consensus. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
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| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Flightless. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet included insects. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | It nested in burrow. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Gallirallus+modestus}} | + | {{GSearch|Gallirallus+modestus}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Gallirallus]] |
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Alternative name: Chatham Island Rail; Chatham Rail
- Gallirallus modestus
Identification
38cm
Pale brown, paler throat, long decurved bill.
Distribution
Formerly Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Last recorded around 1900.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities (BirdLife International, 2008) place this species in the monotypic genus Cabalus. However, Clements (2007), Howard & Moore (2003), and Sibley & Monroe (1996) all place it in Gallirallus, and the Opus follows this consensus.
Habitat
Behaviour
Flightless.
Diet
The diet included insects.
Breeding
It nested in burrow.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chatham Islands Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chatham_Islands_Rail
