Blue-faced rail

The blue-faced rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii) or bald-faced rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Blue-faced rail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gymnocrex
Species:
G. rosenbergii
Binomial name
Gymnocrex rosenbergii
(Schlegel, 1866)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Gymnocrex rosenbergii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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