Lewin's Rail
A species of Lewin'S Rail and Allies Scientific name : Lewinia pectoralis Genus : Lewin'S Rail and Allies
Lewin's Rail, A species of Lewin'S Rail and Allies
Botanical name: Lewinia pectoralis
Genus: Lewin'S Rail and Allies
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Description
Lewin's rail (Lewinia pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Australia, Wallacea, and New Guinea. Lewin's rail 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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. 
Size
27 cm
Feeding Habits
Lewin's Rail consumes earthworms, molluscs, insects, crustaceans, and occasionally frogs and bird eggs, with some plant matter. They forage mainly in wetlands and moist soils, using a fast probing technique and shelter in dense vegetation.
Habitat
Lewin's Rail is commonly found in wetland environments with varied salinity, ranging from freshwater swamps, marshes, and creeks to saline estuaries and salt-marshes. These birds require habitats with dense vegetation like tussocky grass, reeds, rushes, sedges, or bracken, and they often inhabit areas with emergent flora near water sources. Their habitat selection extends to wetlands within rainforests, woodlands, riverine forests, or wet heathlands. Occasionally, lewin's Rail may be found in man-made settings such as parks or agricultural fields, and even in dry grasslands away from aquatic environments. The species prefers thick cover, which provides essential concealment and protection.
Dite type
Granivorous
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Species Status
Lewin's rails are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example: Lewin's rail is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not yet been prepared. It is also notable that the Lewin's rail is listed by an earlier scientific name (Dryolimnas pectoralis) under this Act. On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Lewin's rail is listed as vulnerable. A subspecies of Lewin's rail, listed as Lewin's water rail (Rallus pectoralis clelandi), is on Western Australia's Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice 2008 Schedule 2 — Fauna presumed to be extinct, under the WA Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Along Kedron Brook in Brisbane, the bird is described as rare and threatened. The Brisbane Airport's construction of a second runway initially included 38 hectares of wetlands to be set aside for habitat. This was later expanded to 49 hectares to provide a more appropriate vegetation corridor. Lewin's rail is protected under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. It is an offence to damage or interfere with Lewin's rail in any other way than when accepted by the Act. Redland City Council manages environmental pests throughout the Redlands to minimize their impact on native ecosystems and birds such as Lewin's rail.
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