Nkulengu rail
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nkulengu-rail-300-14577990
title:
Nkulengu rail
text:
The Nkulengu rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Himantornis. For long, this singular rail was considered a member of a distinct subfamily Himantornithinae. This was based on the assumption that it was a sort of "living fossil", as it resembles other Gruiformes rather than other rails in many traits. But as it seems, the supposed plesiomorphies are actually atavistic or otherwise re-evolved traits in reaction to its African rainforest habitat. Its
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of bird
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkulengu_rail
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-23T06:17:51Z
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