Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Chestnut Forest-rail (Rallina rubra) - HBW 3, p. 151
French: Râle marron
German: Kastanienralle
Spanish: Polluela Castaña
Other common names: New Guinea Chestnut Rail
Taxonomy: Rallicula rubra Schlegel, 1871, northern peninsula of New Guinea.
The four Rallina species of New Guinea show marked sexual dimorphism and therefore sometimes retained in Rallicula. Possible race subrubra merged with klossi because of overlapping measurements and lack of significant colour differences. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rubra (Schlegel, 1871) - W New Guinea, in Arfak Mts.
- klossi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913) - WC New Guinea, from Weyland Mts to Oranje Mts.
- telefolminensis (Gilliard, 1961) - C New Guinea, in Victor Emmanuel and Hindenburg Mts and Tari Gap.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult male climbing a tree trunk with wings spread
Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 1 August 2010 1 year ago 2.4
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