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Gallirallus striatus
Photo by Ayuwat
Location: Chiangmai, Thailand

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

Subspecies1

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

Habitat

Freshwater wetlands and open areas.

Behaviour

Solitary and secretive.

References

  1. Clements World List.

External Links

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