Lewin's Rail

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Lewin's Rail
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Lewinia Species: L. pectoralis
Binomial name
Lewinia pectoralis (Temminck, 1831)
Synonyms
Rallus pectoralis Temminck, 1831

The Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

[edit] Conservation Status

Lewin's Rails are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example:

• The Lewin's Rail is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988).^[1] Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not yet been prepared.^[2] It is also notable that the Lewin's Rail is listed by an earlier scientific name (Dryolimnas pectoralis) under this Act.^[3]

• On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Lewin's Rail is listed as vulnerable.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
2. ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
3. ^ Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
4. ^ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007). Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria - 2007. East Melbourne, Victoria: Department of Sustainability and Environment, 15. ISBN 978-1-74208-039-0. 

• BirdLife International 2004. Lewinia pectoralis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.