White-striped forest rail

The white-striped forest rail (Rallicula leucospila) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

White-striped forest rail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Sarothruridae
Genus: Rallicula
Species:
R. leucospila
Binomial name
Rallicula leucospila
(Salvadori, 1875)
Synonyms

Rallina leucospila

References

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


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