Barred Rail 横斑秧鸡 (B)

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Hypotaenidia 秧鸡属

Binomial name : Hypotaenidia torquata

Barred Rail
横斑秧鸡

Size: 32~35cm

Habitat: Open grassland, dry second growth and coastal swamps, and edges of marshes.

Behaviour: Often prefers interface between grassland, marshy spots and small groves of tree. Will forage in open, especially early morning and evening.

Status: Borneo Resident

lifer: Sep2023 . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Barred Rail

lifer 20230920 3.43pm . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Barred Rail

20230921 6.41am . Mataking Island @ Sabah

Barred Rail

20230922 6.37am . Mataking Island @ Sabah