Slaty-breasted Rail
Lewinia striata(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Slaty-breasted Rail
The Slaty-breasted Rail (Lewinia striata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Lewinia striata
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Lewinia striata albiventer
- Lewinia striata obscurior
- Lewinia striata jouyi
- Lewinia striata taiwana
- Lewinia striata gularis
- Lewinia striata striata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus striatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Philippines, restricted to Manila, Island of Luzon, by Oberholser, postea.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.262
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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