Slaty-breasted Rail - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Ayuwat
Location: Chiangmai, Thailand

Lewinia striatus

Gallirallus striatus

Identification

Chestnut crown and neck, upperparts heavily spotted or barred with white.

Distribution

Widely distributed from India and Sri Lanka to China, the Philippines, and parts of Indonesia.

Taxonomy

This species was formally included in genus Gallirallus.

Subspecies

Seven subspecies are recognized^[1].

• L. s. albiventer - India and Sri Lanka to s China (Yunnan) and Thailand
• L. s. obscurior - Andaman and Nicobar islands
• L. s. jouyi - Coastal s China and Hainan I.
• L. s. taiwana - Taiwan
• L. s. gularis - Malaysia to Indochina, Sumatra, Java and s Borneo
• L. s. striata - Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, n Borneo and Sulawesi
• L. s. paraterma - Samar I. (Philippines)

Habitat

Freshwater wetlands and open areas.

Behaviour

Solitary and secretive.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slaty-breasted Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty-breasted_Rail

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