Slaty-breasted rail

The slaty-breasted rail (Lewinia striata) is a rail species native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.^[1] Breeding has been recorded in July near Dehradun in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.^[2] Despite traditionally being considered part of Gallirallus, recent genetic studies have consistently placed it in the genus Lewinia,^[3][4] which is now formally recognised by the IUCN and IOC.^[1]

Slaty-breasted rail
Slaty-breasted rail in Malaysia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Lewinia
Species:	L. striata
Binomial name
Lewinia striata (Linnaeus, 1766)
approximate range
Synonyms
Gallirallus striatus Linnaeus, 1766 *Rallus striatus Linnaeus, 1766

Gallery

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  Slaty-breasted rail at Chilika Lake, Odisha, India
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  Illustration of slaty-breasted rails by Edward Neale c. 1890
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  Slaty-breasted rail in East Kolkata Wetlands, West Bengal, India
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  Slaty-breasted rail in the wetlands of Vasai, Maharashtra, India