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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Rallidae .
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Examples
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These species include the invisible rail (Habroptila wallacii), white-streaked friarbird (Melitograis gilolensis), paradise-crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus), and the standardwing (Semioptera wallacii).
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Five vulnerable species, four of which are found nowhere else, are found in the ecoregion: invisible rail (Habroptila wallacii), caranculated fruit-dove (Ptilinopus granulifrons), chattering lory (Lorius garrulus), and white cockatoo (Cacatua alba).
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There are four endemic monotypic genera: Habroptila, Melitorgrais, Lycocorax, and Semioptera.
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