Profile
In flight
Cranes & Waders
Slaty-breasted Rail
Lewinia striata
- rare
- 55 km/h
- Least Concern
A skulker of paddy edges, more often heard than seen, picking through wet sedge with quiet patience. Rails feel scarce even when they are right at your feet.
- Population
- widespread but secretive and under-surveyed
- Habitat
- marshes, paddy edges, wet grassland, reedy ditches, mangrove fringe
- Diet
- insects, worms, snails, small aquatic invertebrates, seeds
- Size
- 0.27 m
- Wingspan
- 0.38 m
