Slaty-breasted Rail
A species of Australasian-pacific Rails Scientific name : Lewinia striata Genus : Australasian-pacific Rails
Slaty-breasted Rail, A species of Australasian-pacific Rails
Botanical name: Lewinia striata
Genus: Australasian-pacific Rails
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Description
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan
Description
The slaty-breasted rail (Lewinia striata) is a rail species native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Breeding has been recorded in July near Dehradun in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas. Despite traditionally being considered part of Gallirallus, recent genetic studies have consistently placed it in the genus Lewinia, which is now formally recognised by the IUCN and IOC.
Size
30 cm
Dite type
Granivorous
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan