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[[Image:Slaty-breasted_Rail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''Ayuwat'''<br>Location: Chiangmai, [[Thailand]]]]
 
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''Gallirallus striatus''
 
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Chestnut crown and neck, upperparts heavily spotted or barred with white.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Widely distributed from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] to [[China]], the [[Philippines]], and parts of [[Indonesia]].
 
Widely distributed from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] to [[China]], the [[Philippines]], and parts of [[Indonesia]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Six to seven subspecies are found in the range.  
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This species was formally included in genus ''[[:Category:Gallirallus|Gallirallus]]''.
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====Subspecies<sup>====
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Seven subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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*''L. s. albiventer'' - India and Sri Lanka to s China (Yunnan) and Thailand
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*''L. s. obscurior'' - Andaman and Nicobar islands
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*''L. s. jouyi'' - Coastal s China and Hainan I.
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*''L. s. taiwana'' - Taiwan
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*''L. s. gularis'' - Malaysia to Indochina, Sumatra, Java and s Borneo
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*''L. s. striata'' - Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, n Borneo and Sulawesi
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*''L. s. paraterma'' - Samar I. (Philippines)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Freshwater wetlands and open areas.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Solitary and secretive.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Slaty-breasted+Rail}}
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{{GSearch|rail+striatus}}
 
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lewinia]]
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
 

Latest revision as of 00:41, 23 August 2021

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/

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