Gymnocrex rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866:212)
Blue-faced rail, Bald-faced rail, Schlegel's rail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Rallina rosenbergii Schlegel, 1866:212; Gymnocrex rosenbergi (Schlegel, 1866:212)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Peleng & Sulawesi, Indonesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Schlegel, H. (1866). Observations zoologiques. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 3: 181-213.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2001). Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. (2012). Gymnocrex rosenbergii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 05 July 2015.
Collar, Nigel J. (2009). Pioneer of Asian ornithology: Gerd Heinrich. BirdingASIA 11: 33-40.
Lambert, Frank. (1989). Some field observations of the endemic Sulawesi rails. Kukilo 4(1-2): 34-36. [Abstract]