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Megacrex inepta in life
In life — New Guinea Flightless Rail, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Norma Malinowski
BPBM 50269Vertebrate Zoology

Megacrex inepta

New Guinea Flightless Rail

As recorded: Megacrex inepta Albertis & Salvadori, 1879

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae

Region
Papua New Guinea
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Megacrex ineptaSpecies page ›

Megacrex inepta observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-08-25.

Megacrex inepta observed 2019-08-25

2019-08-25

North Fly, Papua New Guinea

(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Megacrex inepta observed 2013-07-15

2013-07-15

Middle Fly, Papua New Guinea

(c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Megacrex inepta. BPBM 50269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37517241. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/50269.

Record sources