Lewin's Rail - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Mzungu
Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Queensland, Australia, March 2014

Lewinia pectoralis

Identification

18–27 cm

Distribution

A detailed Map of the Lewin's Rail Australian Range. Map by Nrg800

Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy

• Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica) was formerly lumped within Lewin's Rail.

Subspecies

There are 8 subspecies¹:

• L. p. exsul - Known from 4 specimens from w Flores I. (Lesser Sundas)
• L. p. mayri - W New Guinea (Arfak and Weyland mountains)
• L. p. capta - Central Highlands of New Guinea
• L. p. insulsa - E New Guinea (Herzog Mountains)
• L. p. alberti - Mountains of s-central Papua New Guinea
• L. p. clelandi - Extinct; SW Australia.
• L. p. pectoralis - Coastal e Queensland to Victoria and South Australia
• L. p. brachipus - Tasmania

Habitat

Salty and freshwater wetlands.

Behaviour

Diet

A varied diet, consisting of vegetation, worms, molluscs, occasionally bird eggs and frogs.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lewin's Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lewin%27s_Rail

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