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Lewin's Rail

Lewinia pectoralis

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesWetlandPlatform nestMedium · 78 g
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 1
Photo: Patrick Connolly · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 2
Photo: Patrick Connolly · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 3
Photo: Patrick Connolly · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 4
Photo: Patrick Connolly · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 5
Photo: Mark Clarke · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 6
Photo: Sockrosma · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 7
Photo: Sockrosma · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 8
Photo: Sockrosma · CC BY 4.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 9
Photo: Wayne Butterworth · CC BY 2.0
Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis), photo 10
Photo: Broinowski, Gracius J. · Public domain

About the Lewin's Rail

Lewin's rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is also known as the water rail, Lewin's water rail, Lewin's grind rail, slate-breasted rail, slate-breasted water rail, pectoral rail, pectoral water rail, short-toed rail and short-toed water rail.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Australia Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Auckland Rail (Lewinia muelleri) Auckland RailLewinia muelleriThe Auckland rail is a small rail with chestnut back plumage and a grey breast. Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica) Brown-banded RailLewinia mirificaThe brown-banded rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

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