New Guinea flightless rail
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Megacrex inepta

The New Guinea flightless rail (Megacrex inepta ), also known as the Papuan flightless rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, in the monotypic genus Megacrex. Sometimes however, it was included in Amaurornis or Habroptila, but this is incorrect.

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It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

1. New Guinea flightless rail Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea_flightless_rail
2. New Guinea flightless rail on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22692785/118205352

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