Slaty-breasted Rail - BirdForum Opus

Gallirallus striatus

Photo by Ayuwat
Location: Chiangmai, Thailand

Identification

Chestnut crown and neck, upperparts heavily spotted or barred with white.

Distribution

Widely distributed from India and Sri Lanka to China, the Philippines, and parts of Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies¹

• G. s. albiventer - India and Sri Lanka to s China (Yunnan) and Thailand
• G. s. obscurior - Andaman and Nicobar islands
• G. s. jouyi - Coastal s China and Hainan I.
• G. s. taiwanus - Taiwan
• G. s. gularis - Malaysia to Indochina, Sumatra, Java and s Borneo
• G. s. striatus - Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, n Borneo and Sulawesi
• G. s. paratermus - Samar I. (Philippines)

Habitat

Freshwater wetlands and open areas.

Behaviour

Solitary and secretive.

References

1. Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

External Links

Search for photos of Slaty-breasted Rail in the gallery