Slaty-breasted rail

Slaty-breasted rail
Slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallirallus
Species: G. striatus
Binomial name
Gallirallus striatus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Approximate distribution of the slaty-breasted rail

The slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus) is a species of rail found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[1] Breeding has been recorded in July near Dehradun in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Gallirallus striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Kumar P. and Kumar R.S. (2009). Record of Slaty-breasted Rail Rallus striatus breeding in Dehradun, India. Indian Birds 5(1): 21–22.
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