The Invisible Rail (Habroptila wallacii) is a flightless species of bird in the family Rallidae (rails), endemic only to Halmahera, north Maluku, Indonesia, especially its swamp forests, wetlands, and forest edges. The Invisible Rail is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is the world's smallest living flightless bird.
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