Slaty-breasted Rail

Order - Gruiformes
Family - Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Slaty-breasted Rail

Lewinia striata

蓝胸秧鸡 (lán-xiōng yāng-jī) / 灰胸秧鸡 (huī-xiōng yāng-jī)

    Malay : Sintar Biasa

    Japanese : ミナミクイナ (minami kuina)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 南秧鶏 / 南水鶏

    Size : 25-30 cm, 100-142 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Lewinia striata albiventer (Swainson, 1838)
  – India and Sri Lanka to SC China (Yunnan) and Thailand; some may winter in S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
• Lewinia striata obscurior (A. O. Hume, 1874)
  – Andaman Is.
• Lewinia striata nicobariensis (Abdulali, 1966)
  – Nicobar Is.
• Lewinia striata jouyi (Stejneger, 1887)
  – SE China and Hainan.
• Lewinia striata taiwana (Yamashina, 1932)
  – Taiwan.
• Lewinia striata gularis (Horsfield, 1821)
  – Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia through Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra (with Simeulue), Java and S Borneo.
• Lewinia striata striata (Linnaeus, 1766)
  – Philippines, Sulu Is, N Borneo; also Sulawesi, where perhaps not resident.
• Lewinia striata paraterma (Oberholser, 1924)
  – Samar I, in EC Philippines.

Lewinia striata ssp. albiventer
Date : 27 May 2016

Location : Jalan Diplomatik 2/5, Presint Diplomatik, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya

Lewinia striata ssp. albiventer
Date : 27 May 2016

Location : Jalan Diplomatik 2/5, Presint Diplomatik, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya

Lewinia striata ssp. albiventer
Date : 27 May 2016

Location : Jalan Diplomatik 2/5, Presint Diplomatik, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya