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;[[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]] owstoni | ;[[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]] owstoni | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Medium sized, ( almost ) flightless Rail with a sturdy bill, medium length legs and, for a rail, surprisingly small looking feet. | |
| + | Forehead to upper tail coverts rich olive brown. Thin, but bold, greyish supercillia, lores and ear coverts as upperparts but somewhat more rufous. Chin, throat, sides of neck and upper breast soft, neutral grey. Rest of underparts black barred white. Wings olive-brown with black, barred white, remiges, tail almost non-existant ( in field ). | ||
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| + | '''Bare parts''' :- Bill black, legs greyish pink, eyes red. | ||
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| + | '''Voice''' :- Largely silent but gives a quiet "kyp" note when disturbed. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Formerly | + | Formerly on southern Mariana Islands ([[Guam]]), where it became extinct in the wild in 1987 due to the effects of the introduced Brown Tree Snake. Captive bred birds introduced onto [[Rota]] with varying amounts of success. Main threats on Rota are cats and roads. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
A monotypic species. | A monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Borders of forest and scrub. Always with water nearby. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Secretive, but does come out to feed in the early morning and late evening. | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Gallirallus+owstoni}} | {{GSearch|Gallirallus+owstoni}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Gallirallus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Gallirallus]] | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 13 June 2011
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The species Guam Rail is extinct in the wild. |
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- Gallirallus owstoni
Identification
Medium sized, ( almost ) flightless Rail with a sturdy bill, medium length legs and, for a rail, surprisingly small looking feet. Forehead to upper tail coverts rich olive brown. Thin, but bold, greyish supercillia, lores and ear coverts as upperparts but somewhat more rufous. Chin, throat, sides of neck and upper breast soft, neutral grey. Rest of underparts black barred white. Wings olive-brown with black, barred white, remiges, tail almost non-existant ( in field ).
Bare parts :- Bill black, legs greyish pink, eyes red.
Voice :- Largely silent but gives a quiet "kyp" note when disturbed.
Distribution
Formerly on southern Mariana Islands (Guam), where it became extinct in the wild in 1987 due to the effects of the introduced Brown Tree Snake. Captive bred birds introduced onto Rota with varying amounts of success. Main threats on Rota are cats and roads.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Borders of forest and scrub. Always with water nearby.
Behaviour
Secretive, but does come out to feed in the early morning and late evening.
