Woodford's rail (Hypotaenidia woodfordi) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

Woodford's rail
Illustration by Keulemans, 1894
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Hypotaenidia
Species:
H. woodfordi
Binomial name
Hypotaenidia woodfordi
Synonyms
  • Eulabeornis woodfordi
  • Rallina woodfordi
  • Gallirallus woodfordi

Distribution and habitat

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It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and rural gardens.

Status and conservation

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It is currently threatened by habitat loss and is the only surviving species of the genus Nesoclopeus. However, recent genetic evidence finds that the species is nested within Hypotaenidia, as sister taxon to the Guam rail.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Hypotaenidia woodfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22727451A210640619. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ Garcia-R, Juan C.; Gibb, Gillian C.; Trewick, Steve A. (December 2014). "Deep global evolutionary radiation in birds: Diversification and trait evolution in the cosmopolitan bird family Rallidae". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 81: 96–108. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.008. PMID 25255711.