Slaty-breasted Rail
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Slaty-breasted Rail
Christoph Moning · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Slaty-breasted Rail
Christoph Moning · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF

Slaty-breasted Rail

Lewinia striata

灰胸秧鸡

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

Rail species (Lewinia striata) with a taxonomic history traditionally placing it in Gallirallus genus. Genetic studies now recognize its placement in the Lewinia genus, accepted by both IUCN and IOC. Species ranges across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Breeding activity documented in July in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas near Dehradun.

Distribution & Habitat

Occurs across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Breeding confirmed in the Himalayan foothill region of Dehradun in northern India during July.

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Taxonomy

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Lewinia
eBird Code
slbrai1

Subspecies (6)

  • Lewinia striata albiventer

    India and Sri Lanka to southern China (Yunnan) and Thailand

  • Lewinia striata gularis

    Vietnam, Laos, and the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Java, and southern Borneo

  • Lewinia striata jouyi

    coastal southern China including Hainan

  • Lewinia striata obscurior

    Andaman and Nicobar islands

  • Lewinia striata striata

    northern Borneo, Sulawesi, and Philippines

  • Lewinia striata taiwana

    Taiwan

Data Sources

CBR Notes: 中文名由蓝胸秧鸡改为灰胸秧鸡

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.