Lord Howe woodhen

Lord Howe woodhen
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Hypotaenidia
Species:
H. sylvestris
Binomial name
Hypotaenidia sylvestris
(Sclater, PL, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Ocydromus sylvestris (protonym)
  • Gallirallus sylvestris
  • Tricholimnas sylvestris

The Lord Howe woodhen (Hypotaenidia sylvestris) also known as the Lord Howe Island woodhen or Lord Howe (Island) rail, is a flightless bird of the rail family, (Rallidae). It is endemic to Lord Howe Island off the Australian coast. It is currently classified as endangered by the IUCN.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Hypotaenidia sylvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22692395A212806713. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.