Lewinia pectoralis
3 Lewin's Rail at Beecroft Peninsula, NSW
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| Lewinia pectoralis | Liam.m | 19 Jul 2023 |
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3 comments
20 Jul 2023
Thanks Matthew, very surprising encounter, this one was on the side of the road and completely unbothered by the car (from which the photos were taken) even when we were alongside it.
20 Jul 2023
That's interesting. I've only ever had fleeting views of this bird, they tend to be very secretive.
Location information
- Places Beecroft Peninsula, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Liam.m Recorded by
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- Liam.m NatureMapr Lewinia pectoralis Featured Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Lewinia pectoralis Scientific name
- Lewin's Rail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 563.8m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Rallus pectoralis
Record quality
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