Buff-banded Rail

The Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis is a distinctively coloured, highly dispersive, medium-sized rail of the family Rallidae.

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The Buff-banded Rail is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis is a distinctively coloured, highly dispersive, medium-sized rail of the family Rallidae. This species comprises several subspecies found throughout much of Australasia and the south-west Pacific region, including the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand - where it is known as the Banded Rail or Moho-pereru (Māori) - and numerous smaller islands, covering a range of latitudes from the tropics to the Subantarctic. More

The Cocos Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi, is an endangered subspecies of the Buff-banded Rail endemic to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian Offshore Territory in the central-eastern Indian Ocean. The local Cocos Malay name of the bird is Ayam Hutan ("Chicken of the Forest"). Contents - * 1 Distribution and habitat * 2 Behaviour * 2. More

The buff-banded rail occurs in Southeast Asia, Australasia and the Pacific, from the Philippines south to New Zealand, and east to Samoa (2) (3). View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. More

The Buff-banded Rail is secretive but not shy and may be seen in places like the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. It darts into cover when disturbed and the young will scurry into cover when adults give an alarm call. More

The Buff-banded Rail is an omnivorous scavenger which feeds on a range of terrestrial invertebtrates and small vertebrates, seeds, fallen fruit and other vegetable matter, as well as carrion and refuse. Breeding / Nesting Its nest is usually situated in dense grassy or reddy vegetation close to water, with a clutch size of 5-8. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

The Buff-banded Rail is an omnivorous scavenger which feeds on a range of terrestrial invertebrates and small vertebrates, seeds, fallen fruit and other vegetable matter, as well as carrion and refuse. Its nest is usually situated in dense grassy or reddy vegetation close to water, with a clutch size of 5-8. More

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Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis mellori Sydney Botanic Gardens. February 2006 The Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis mellori occurs in marshes or coastal wetlands throughout Australia (except the arid interior) and on many islands throughout the Pacific. It is generally thought of as a “wary” species, but it can become habituated to people and eg the species is very easily seen in the beautiful Sydney Botanic Gardens (right in the centre of Sydney). More

Buff-banded Rail Size: 30cm Habitat: Found across the Top end and down the East Coast of Australia into Victoria and parts of South Australia, also in the Southern half of Western Australia. This bird inhabits freshwater to brackish swamps, and the margins of mangroves, feeds on plant matter, molluscs and seeds. Notes: Grey throat , white eye brow, chestnut eye stripe. Distinctive banding under belly. Red Eyes. Breeds Spring-Summer. For more information on Buff-banded Rail see references. More

Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis philippensis, endemic race) filmed in habitat. Capture info - Canon 7D + 500 f4 IS, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO 3200-4000, manual exposure in extreme low light, captured shortly after sunset, bean bag, Candaba wetlands, Philippines, Jan. 13, 2010. More

The Buff-Banded rail is a coast and sub-coastal bird (rarely venturing far inland) and can be found in the west and south-west of Western Australia and in the uppermost northern areas of Western Australia, into the Northern Territory and from Cape York in Queensland down the eastern coast into New South Wales and Victoria. It can also be found in Tasmania where it is considered rare. More

The Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis is a distinctively coloured, highly dispersive, medium-sized rail of the family Rallidae. pets No buff-banded rail pets yet! pictures No buff-banded rail pictures yet! videos No buff-banded rail videos yet! owners Below is a list of a couple of buff-banded rail owners. More

(Western Australia), where so many Buff-banded rail can be seen in the bright daylight. They seem to be very tame. This is the first trip Yan Mei came along with me for birding, hopefully there will be many more to come. Low angle shot This photo was taken at the picnic area just outside the visitor Centre of Penguin Island. Taken at a low angle, where I was lying on the ground, resting my Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5. More

on the 9th August 2009 hoping to see the Buff-banded Rail which were sighted by Denis and Ck a week before. Waited until 1740 hrs before it was seen standing on a stubble and took around 10 minutes preening before off for feeding that evening. Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED82, 27-75 zoom eyepiece and Fujifilm F31D hand held. Cropped 66% to removed vignetting from the zoom eyepiece with Capture NX2. More

Buff-banded Rail Gallrallus philippensis Bill brown. Front of eyebrow white. Chestnut eye-stripe and nape. Throat grey. Upperparts, cap, wings brown; blackish feathers, edged with white spots. Upper chest to underparts black with white bars. Buffy-orange mid-chest band. Legs pink-brown. Size: 29–33 cm. Voice: squeeky 'sswit sswit'; loud throaty croaks; at nest a low clucking. Habitat: grassy, reedy or thickly vegetated areas usually close to water. More

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Buff-banded Rail, Rallus philippensis The Buff-banded Rail is also known as the Banded Land Rail, Land Rail, Painted Rail, and the Little Tarler Bird. It is found coastal and sub-coastally Australia wide. It is not found in the dry interior. It frequents grasses and thick vegetation around swamps and streams. Both sexes incubate and raise the young. More

Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis = Described by: Linnaeus (1766) Alternate common name(s): Banded Rail, Land Rail, Banded Land-rail, Tonga Rail Old scientific name(s): Rallus philippensis, Rallus ecaudatus Photographs Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia - Mar, 2004 More

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Order : Gruiformes
Family : Rallidae
Genus : Gallirallus
Species : philippensis
Authority : (Linnaeus, 1766)