Slaty-Breasted Rail

Slaty-Breasted Rail is a medium-sized rail of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, 25 to 30 cm long and 100 to 142 g. Notable features include a chestnut crown and nape, a blue-grey breast and a long reddish bill. Recent genetic studies place it in the genus Lewinia (Wikipedia, general species account). Its recorded food includes worms, molluscs, crustaceans and the seeds of marsh plants (Wikipedia, general species account). (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is mostly found in wetlands up to about 1,000 m, with records to 1,850 m. It lays five to nine eggs, incubated by both sexes for 19 to 22 days, and the chicks leave the nest soon after hatching. L. s. albiventer L. s. obscurior L. s. jouyi L. s. taiwana L. s. gularis L. s. striata L. s. paraterma The slaty-breasted rail is mostly found in wetlands, up to elevations of typically 1,000 m (3,300 ft). (Wikipedia, general species account).