Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta) - HBW 3, p. 194
French: Râle géant
German: Baumralle
Spanish: Rascón Inepto
Other common names: Papuan Flightless/Grey-faced Rail
Taxonomy: Megacrex inepta D'Albertis and Salvadori, 1879, Fly River, New Guinea.
Very close to Habroptila wallacii; sometimes placed in Habroptila, or in Amaurornis; probably derived from latter. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallida Rand, 1938 - NC New Guinea, from R Taritatu (Idenburg) to R Sepik.
- inepta D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879 - SC New Guinea, from R Setekwa and R Noord (Lorentz) to R Digul and R Fly.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Two birds feeding near Sago Palm area.
Locality Kwatu Lodge, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Michael Chinn 30 July 2010 51 weeks ago 4.1 -
One of two birds at the sago swamp.
Locality Kwatu Lodge, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp M.i.inepta)
neil osborne 21 August 2010 7 weeks ago 3.2
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