Roviana rail
| Roviana rail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Hypotaenidia |
| Species: | H. rovianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypotaenidia rovianae (Diamond, 1991) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Gallirallus rovianae (Diamond, 1991) | |
The Roviana rail (Hypotaenidia rovianae) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands).[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations .
References
- ^ BirdLife International. (2023). "Hypotaenidia rovianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T22692438A210643971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22692438A210643971.en. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Diamond, Jared (1991). "A new species of rail from the Solomon Islands and convergent evolution of insular flightlessness" (PDF). The Auk. 108 (3): 461–470. doi:10.2307/4088088. JSTOR 4088088.