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Gruiformes / Rallidae / Megacrex

New Guinea Flightless Rail

Megacrex inepta

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (ngfrai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Megacrex

Subspecies (2)

Megacrex inepta inepta

south-central New Guinea
Megacrex inepta pallida

coastal northern New Guinea (Idenburg River to Sepik River)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (ngfrai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.