3 Lewin's Rail at Beecroft Peninsula, NSW
Identification history
| Lewinia pectoralis | 19 Jul 2023 | Liam.m |
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3 comments
Liam.m
wrote:
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.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
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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Collections
Featured Birds Water birds Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Liam.m South Coast NatureMapr Lewinia pectoralis
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
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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