Buff-banded Rail

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

Buff-banded Rail

Gallirallus philippensis

红眼斑秧鸡 (hóng yǎn bān yānɡ jī) / 黄领秧鸡 (huáng lǐng yānɡ jī)

    Malay : Sintar Topeng Merah Biasa

    Japanese : ナンヨウクイナ (nan-yō kuina)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 南洋秧鶏 / 南洋水鶏

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 41,700,000km²
    Migratory Status : Full Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 25–33 cm; Wingspan 40–52 cm

              Male 126–234 (mean 185) g, Female 115–265 (172) g, 

              Unsexed 130–303 (189) g

    

    Subspecies (21) and Distribution

• Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi (Mathews, 1911)
  – Cocos (Keeling) Is.
• Gallirallus philippensis philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
  – Philippines; Sulawesi E to Buru; and Sumba (race uncertain), Alor, Sawu, Roti and Timor; recorded recently (perhaps this race) in Borneo (W Sabah, West Kalimantan).
• Gallirallus philippensis pelewensis (Mayr, 1933)
  – Palau Is.
• Gallirallus philippensis xerophilus (van Bemmel & Hoogerwerf, 1940)
  – Gunungapi (NC Lesser Sundas).
• Gallirallus philippensis wilkinsoni (Mathews, 1911)
  – Flores.
• Gallirallus philippensis lacustris (Mayr, 1938)
  – N New Guinea.
• Gallirallus philippensis reductus (Mayr, 1938)
  – C highlands and NE coastal New Guinea, including Long I.
• Gallirallus philippensis anachoretae (Mayr, 1949)
  – NW Bismarck Archipelago, in Pelleluhu Atoll (Ninigo Is), Kaniet (Anchorite) Is and Hermit Is.
• Gallirallus philippensis admiralitatis (Stresemann, 1929)
  – Admiralty Is.
• Gallirallus philippensis praedo (Mayr, 1949)
  – Skoki I, off SW Manus (Admiralty Is).
• Gallirallus philippensis lesouefi (Mathews, 1911)
  – New Hanover, Tabar Is and Tanga Is, and possibly New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago).
• Gallirallus philippensis meyeri (E. J. O. Hartert, 1930)
  – New Britain and Witu Is (Bismarck Archipelago).
• Gallirallus philippensis christophori (Mayr, 1938)
  – Solomon Is.
• Gallirallus philippensis mellori (Mathews, 1912)
  – S New Guinea, Australia and Norfolk I.
• Gallirallus philippensis assimilis (G. R. Gray, 1843)
  – New Zealand (including Stewart I).
• Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis (F. W. Hutton, 1879)
  – Macquarie I (recently extinct).
• Gallirallus philippensis tounelieri (Schodde & de Naurois, 1982)
  – Coral Sea islets, from SE New Guinea archipelagos and Great Barrier Reef E to Surprise Group (off N New Caledonia).
• Gallirallus philippensis swindellsi (Mathews, 1911)
  – New Caledonia and Loyalty Is.
• Gallirallus philippensis sethsmithi (Mathews, 1911)
  – Vanuatu and Fiji.
• Gallirallus philippensis ecaudatus (J. F. Miller, 1783)
  – Tonga.
• Gallirallus philippensis goodsoni (Mathews, 1911)
  – Samoa and Niue I.

Distribution Map

Gallirallus philippensis ssp. philippensis
Date : 13 February 2025

Location : Penampang Paddyfield, Dongongan, Daerah Penampang, 
Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Gallirallus philippensis ssp. philippensis
Date : 13 February 2025

Location : Penampang Paddyfield, Dongongan, Daerah Penampang, 
Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Gallirallus philippensis ssp. philippensis
Date : 13 February 2025

Location : Penampang Paddyfield, Dongongan, Daerah Penampang, 
Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Gallirallus philippensis ssp. philippensis
Date : 12 October 2019

Location : Kampung Payang Paddyfield, Daerah Kecil Siburan, Bahagian Serian, Sarawak