Gruiformes / Rallidae / Lewinia

Lewin's Rail

Lewinia pectoralis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Lewinia pectoralis alberti

montane southeastern New Guinea
Lewinia pectoralis brachipus

southeastern Australia (King and Flinders islands, north of Tasmania)
Lewinia pectoralis clelandi

formerly southwestern Australia; extinct, last recorded 1930s
Lewinia pectoralis exsul

known from 4 specimens from western Flores Island (Lesser Sundas)
Lewinia pectoralis mayri

montane northwestern to east-central New Guinea
Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis

coastal southeastern Australia (southeastern Queensland southward to southeastern South Australia)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.