Roviana rail
Species of bird
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The Roviana rail (Gallirallus rovianae) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Western Province (Solomon Islands).[2] The species has sometimes been placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
| Roviana rail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | G. rovianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallirallus rovianae Diamond, 1991 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypotaenidia rovianae | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations.
This bird is a medium sized rail and flightless or near flightless. It is about 30 cm (12 in) in length. It breeds in June during the dry season, and lays two to three eggs.[3]
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