Fact Card
COMMON NAME: BUFF BANDED RAIL
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gallirallus philippensis
TYPE: Extirpated, Breeder
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Gruiformes / FAMILY – Rallidae / GENUS – Hypotaenidia
Video: Buff Banded Rail
Audio: Buff Banded Rail
IUCN Red List Status
References
- Buff-banded rail. (2023, April 5). In Wikipedia. Link
- [Daniel Jimenez]. (2016, September 12). Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
- IUCN (2016, October 1). Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis. IUCN Red List. Retrieved September 20, 2023, from Link
- [Kim Cancino]. (2020, August 30). Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – Link
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