The barred rail (Gallirallus torquatus) is a species of rail found across the Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Salawati (western New Guinea). The species is common, but shy and difficult to see.Taylor, B. (2018). Barred Rail (Hypotaenidia torquata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53613 on 4 August 2018). The species was formerly sometimes placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
This rail is in length, and weighs .
There are several described subspecies:
G. t. torquatus G. t. celebensis G. t. sulcirostris G. t. kuehni G. t. limarius
Its diet includes (but is not limited to) eggs, such as Philippine megapode eggs.
See also Wake Island rail (an extinct rail of Pacific, that only lived on Wake island)
References
A Guide to the birds of the philippines(2000) Robert S. Kennedy pedro C. Gonzales, Edward C, Dickinson Hector C. Miranda, jr. & Timothy H. Fisher
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