Inaccessible Island rail
E460417
The Inaccessible Island rail is the world’s smallest living flightless bird, found only on the remote Inaccessible Island in the South Atlantic.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ flightless bird ⓘ rail ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| adaptation | reduced wings adapted to terrestrial life ⓘ |
| billColor | blackish ⓘ |
| binomialName | Atlantisia rogersi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 13–15 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSite | ground nests in dense vegetation ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Inaccessible Island rail
NERFINISHED
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Inaccessible rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure | Inaccessible Island Nature Reserve protection ⓘ |
| describedBy | Percy Roycroft Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
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plant material ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| dispersalAbility | extremely limited ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Inaccessible Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Rallidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightCapability | flightless ⓘ |
| foundIn | South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | Tristan da Cunha (UK overseas territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Atlantisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
dense tussock grass
ⓘ
fern-bush vegetation ⓘ wet heath and boggy areas ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | brownish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guy C. Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Gruiformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| partOf | Tristan da Cunha island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
dark brown upperparts
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slate-grey underparts ⓘ |
| populationTrend | generally stable ⓘ |
| rangeSize | restricted to about 14 km² island area ⓘ |
| smallest | world’s smallest living flightless bird ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | territorial ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat disturbance
ⓘ
potential introduction of invasive predators ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched calls ⓘ |
| weight | about 30–40 g ⓘ |
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