Overview
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The Nkulengu Rail (Himantornis haematopus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Himantornis.[] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.
he Nkulengu Rail (Himantornis haematopus) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Himantornis.[] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.References
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- BirdLife Internati onal 2004. Himantornis haematopus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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Taxonomy
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The Genus Himantornis is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in the Genus Himantornis: H. haematopus (Nkulengu Rail) · H. whitesidei
References
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- BirdLife International 2004. Himantornis haematopus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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