Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)

Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus) - HBW 3, p. 163

French: Râle à collier German: Zebraralle Spanish: Rascón Acollarado

Taxonomy: Rallus torquatus Linnaeus, 1766, Philippines.
Sometimes placed in Rallus or Hypotaenidia. Forms superspecies with G. okinawae and G. insignis. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Philippines.
celebensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) - Sulawesi and adjacent islands.
sulcirostris (Wallace, 1863) - Peleng (Banggai) and Sula Is, off EC Sulawesi.

See all 5 subspecies

torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Philippines.
celebensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) - Sulawesi and adjacent islands.
sulcirostris (Wallace, 1863) - Peleng (Banggai) and Sula Is, off EC Sulawesi.
kuehni (Rothschild, 1902) - Tukangbesi Is, SE of Sulawesi.
limarius (J. L. Peters, 1934) - Salawati I and N Irian Jaya.