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Woodford's Rail
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Woodford's Rail
Gallirallus woodfordi
Woodford's rail (Gallirallus woodfordi), also known as the Guadalcanal rail, is a species of flightless bird and large rail in the family Rallidae.
From the article Woodford's rail on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Woodford's rail is a large, robust, and flightless rail. It is about 30 cm (12 in) in length and weighs between 410–670 g (0.90–1.48 lb). It is mostly a dark brown, gray, or black in coloration. It can run rapidly and uses its wings when trying to escape danger.
Range & habitat
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.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
On Santa Isabel, it feeds on worms, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and snails, as well as plant material. The other populations are likely similar. Its nest is made of plants and is about 25 cm (9.8 in) across. It lays clutches of two to six eggs, which are oval and creamy-buff with blotches and spots. These eggs measure about 45 mm × 33 mm (1.8 in × 1.3 in) on Bougainville Island, and are reportedly 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) long on Santa Isabel.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 792874.