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New Guinea flightless rail

Index New Guinea flightless rail

The New Guinea flightless rail (Megacrex inepta), also known as the Papuan flightless rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, in the monotypic genus Megacrex. [1]

23 relations: Animal, Bird, Chordate, Forest, Genus, Gruiformes, Habitat, Habitat destruction, Indonesia, Luigi D'Albertis, Mangrove, Monotypic taxon, Nkulengu rail, Papua New Guinea, Polyphyly, Rail (bird), Striped crake, Subfamily, Subtropics, Swamp, Tommaso Salvadori, Tropics, Watercock.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Forest

A forest is a large area dominated by trees.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gruiformes

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity.

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Habitat

In ecology, a habitat is the type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

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Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction is the process in which natural habitat is rendered unable to support the species present.

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Indonesia

Indonesia (or; Indonesian), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia), is a transcontinental unitary sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.

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Luigi D'Albertis

Luigi Maria D'Albertis (21 November 1841 – 2 September 1901) was an Italian naturalist and explorer who, in 1875, became the first Italian to chart the Fly River in what is now called Papua New Guinea.

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Mangrove

A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Nkulengu rail

The Nkulengu rail (Himantornis haematopus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG;,; Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.

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Polyphyly

A polyphyletic group is a set of organisms, or other evolving elements, that have been grouped together but do not share an immediate common ancestor.

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Rail (bird)

The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized ground-living birds.

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Striped crake

The striped crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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Subtropics

The subtropics are geographic and climate zones located roughly between the tropics at latitude 23.5° (the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) and temperate zones (normally referring to latitudes 35–66.5°) north and south of the Equator.

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Swamp

A swamp is a wetland that is forested.

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Tommaso Salvadori

Count Adelardo Tommaso Salvadori Paleotti (30 September 1835 – 9 October 1923) was an Italian zoologist and ornithologist.

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Tropics

The tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator.

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Watercock

The watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae.

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Megacrex, Megacrex inepta, New Guinea Flightless Rail, Papuan Flightless Rail, Papuan flightless rail.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea_flightless_rail

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