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Scientific Name: Gallirallus striatus Linnaeus, 1766
Synonym: Rallus striatus Linnaeus, 1766, Lewinia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Slaty-breasted Rail
Local/Bangla Name: Mete-buk Jhilli (মেটেবুক ঝিল্লি)
Photo: shajanshaki (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Description:
Measuring 27 cm in length and weighing 130 g, this bird has brown upperparts and belly marked with numerous white bars. It features a chestnut crown and hind neck, a slaty foreneck and breast, and a dark brown bill with a reddish base. Its legs are blackish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Haors of Sylhet division, Sundarbans and nearby.
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
Native
Main References:
Rahman, Abu (2014) Birds of Bangladesh (Translated from Bangladesher Pakhi By Sharif Khan).
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