Lewinia pectoralis

3 Lewin's Rail at Beecroft Peninsula, NSW

Lewinia pectoralis at Beecroft Peninsula, NSW - suppressed
Lewinia pectoralis at Beecroft Peninsula, NSW - suppressed
Request use of media

Identification history

Lewinia pectoralis 19 Jul 2023 Liam.m

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

3 comments

   20 Jul 2023
Wow, stunning!
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.
   20 Jul 2023
That's interesting. I've only ever had fleeting views of this bird, they tend to be very secretive.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

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
  • 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
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
828,350 sightings of 23,525 species from 15,168 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
NatureMapr is developed by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made