Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Lewinia
- eBird Code
- lewrai1
Vocalizations
Kent Warner · CC0_1_0
J N. · CC0_1_0
Reiner Richter · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (6)
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Lewinia pectoralis alberti
montane southeastern New Guinea
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Lewinia pectoralis brachipus
southeastern Australia (King and Flinders islands, north of Tasmania)
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Lewinia pectoralis clelandi
formerly southwestern Australia; extinct, last recorded 1930s
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Lewinia pectoralis exsul
known from 4 specimens from western Flores Island (Lesser Sundas)
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Lewinia pectoralis mayri
montane northwestern to east-central New Guinea
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Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis
coastal southeastern Australia (southeastern Queensland southward to southeastern South Australia)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.