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Lord Howe Island woodhen
Lord Howe Island woodhen
(Gallirallus sylvestris)
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Also known as:
Lord Howe rail
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Gallirallus
(1)
Size
Length: 46 cm
(2)
Status
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007
(1)
and listed on Appendix I of CITES
(3)
.
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