Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni) - HBW 3, p. 164
French: Râle de Guam
German: Guamralle
Spanish: Rascón de Guam
Taxonomy: Hypotaenidia owstoni Rothschild, 1895, Guam.
Sometimes placed in Hypotaenidia or Rallus. Forms superspecies with G. philippensis, and perhaps with G. rovianae; probably also with extinct G. wakensis, G. pacificus, G. dieffenbachii and G. modestus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Guam (extinct in wild).Recently introduced to nearby Rota I.
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A bird stretching and walking Locality Department of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources breeding facility, Mangilao, Guam (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 January 2006 5 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
A bird walking in grass Locality Department of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources breeding facility, Mangilao, Guam (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 January 2006 5 years ago 31 sec 4.1 -
A bird calling excitedly Locality Department of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources breeding facility, Mangilao, Guam (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 January 2006 5 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A bird walking and running Locality Department of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources breeding facility, Mangilao, Guam (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 January 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A dorsal view of a bird walking Locality National Zoo, Washington DC, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 June 2005 5 years ago 3 sec 3.1
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Specimen sneaking on the ground
Locality National Zoo, Washington DC, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Johannes Pfleiderer 16 July 2008 2 years ago 3.5
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