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Gruiformes / Rallidae / Gallirallus

Chestnut Rail

Gallirallus castaneoventris

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (cherai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallirallus

Subspecies (2)

Gallirallus castaneoventris castaneoventris

coastal northern Australia (northern Western Australia to southeastern Northern Territory, and formerly northwestern Queensland)
Gallirallus castaneoventris sharpei

Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (cherai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.