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GrasslandMedium · 280 g
When to see the Barred Rail
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Barred Rail
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Barred Rail
The barred rail is a species of rail found across the Philippines, Sulawesi (Indonesia) and Salawati. The species is common, but shy and difficult to see. The species was formerly sometimes placed in the genus Hypotaenidia.
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Easily confused with
Lord Howe WoodhenGallirallus sylvestrisThe Lord Howe woodhen is a medium-sized olive-brown rail, with a short tail, downcurved bill, red iris, and chestnut wings.
Chestnut RailGallirallus castaneoventrisThe chestnut rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
Okinawa RailGallirallus okinawaeIt is about 30 cm long with a wingspan of 50 cm and a weight of around 435 g.
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