Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis)
About the Lewin's Rail
Lewin's rail (Lewinia pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate English naturalist and illustrator William Lewin. 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. Eight subspecies have been described: L. p. exsul (Hartert, 1898) – Flores, Wallacea New Guinea L. p. mayri (Hartert, 1930) – Arfak Mountains L. p. captus (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951) - central New Guinea L. p. insulsus (Greenway, 1935) - Herzog Mountains L. p. alberti (Rothschild & Hartert, 1907) - mountains of south-eastern New Guinea Australia L. p. clelandi (Mathews, 1911) – south-western Australia (extinct)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 120 recordings for this species: 109 CC BY-NC-SA · 10 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.