Makira Woodhen

Makira Woodhen: Makira Woodhen

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

Genus: Gallinula

Species: G. silvestris

Binomial name

Gallinula silvestris
(Mayr, 1933)

The Makira Woodhen (Gallinula silvestris), also known as the Makira Moorhen, is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

BirdLife International 2004. Gallinula silvestris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet.

Categories:
IUCN Red List critically endangered species
Gallinula
Birds of the Solomon Islands
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