Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris) [XC764231]
by nick talbot from Nightcliff, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia (begging call)
Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris) [XC829638]
by Bram Demeulemeester from Buffalo Creek, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (song)
Nest
A flat structure, composed of sticks on a low branch of a mangrove.
Eggs (Guide)
4 - 5; pink with fine chestnut spots; oval; about 53 x 36 mm.
Subspecies
Genus sometimes enlarged to include Aramides, Amaurolimnas and Gymnocrex.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
castaneoventris Gould, 1844 - Northern coasts of Australia from north western Australia through NT to north-western Qld.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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