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Calayan rail

Flightless bird
The Calayan rail is a flightless bird of the rail, moorhen, and coot family that inhabits Calayan Island in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Aptenorallus. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Gallirallus calayanensis
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population stable)
Class: Aves
Genus: Aptenorallus; Kirchman, McInerney, Giarla, Olson, Slikas & Fleischer, 2021
Higher classification: Gallirallus
Phylum: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia