Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Papua New Guinea.
- Chestnut Forest-Rail Rallina rubra
- Forbes's Rail Rallina forbesi
- Mayr's Rail Rallina mayri
- Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- New Britain Rail Gallirallus insignis (E)
- Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus
- Lewin's Rail Rallus pectoralis
- Bare-eyed Rail Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
- Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivaceus
- Rufous-tailed Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccanus
- Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
- Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis
- White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea
- Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris
- New Guinea Flightless Rail Megacrex inepta
- Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Papua New Guinea