Species profile
Lord Howe Wood Rail
Gallirallus sylvestris
Quick answer
Highlands of Lord Howe I. (on verge of extinction)
- Scientific name
- Gallirallus sylvestris
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Genus
- Gallirallus
Recording Lord Howe Wood Rail in your journal
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