Nesoclopeus
Encyclopedia
Nesoclopeus is a genus of bird
s in the Rallidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the Rallidae
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Bar-winged RailBar-winged RailThe Bar-winged Rail was a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It was endemic to Fiji and was last collected ca 1890 in Viti Levu. The species was idenitifed from twelve 19th century specimens, some of which are known to be in Boston, London and New York...
, Nesoclopeus poecilopterus - extinct (c. 1980) - Woodford's RailWoodford's RailWoodford's Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands...
, Nesoclopeus woodfordi