The barred rail (Hypotaenidia torquata) 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.[2]

Barred rail
G. t. celebensis at Manado, Indonesia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Hypotaenidia
Species:
H. torquata
Binomial name
Hypotaenidia torquata
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Rallus torquatus Linnaeus, 1766
  • Gallirallus torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Its diet includes (but is not limited to) eggs, such as Philippine megapode eggs.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Hypotaenidia torquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22692418A131875659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692418A131875659.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ Elliott, Andrew; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020-03-04), Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David; De Juana, Eduardo (eds.), "Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, doi:10.2173/bow.tabscr1.01, retrieved 2023-09-01
  • 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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