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Luzon Rail
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Luzon Rail
Lewinia mirifica
The brown-banded rail (Lewinia mirifica), also known as the Luzon rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
It is endemic to the Philippines found on the island of Luzon. Details about its life and breeding are not known. Its habitat is listed to be cloudforest, near pine forest and undisturbed river swamp and is found at 500–2,250 meters. It is largely known from migration records of 200 sightings from 1965 to 1970 at Dalton Pass so it is thought to be migratory. The most recent sighting was in 2012 and the call is described as "frog-like accelerating series of clicking notes". The threats are not exactly known but it has been and is continuing to be hunted at Dalton Pass.
From the article Brown-banded rail on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The brown-banded rail is 20–23 cm (7.9–9.1 in) in length. This species is monotypic.
Wikipedia: “Description and taxonomy”
Range & habitat
Its precise habitat is unknown but is typically recorded in wet grassy areas. Most records are of migrating birds passing through Dalton Pass at 1,000 meters above sea level but records up to 2,690 have also been found. IUCN has assessed this bird as Data deficient but was formerly listed as Endangered. This bird was last seen in Mt Pinatubo in 2012 and its true range is still unknown. This bird is caught by trappers along with various other rails and migratory birds.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation status”
What it does
Nothing is directly known about this bird as it is mostly observed when it is trapped or mist netted in Dalton Pass. It is believed to have the same feeding habits as Lewin's rail which feeds on earthworms, arthorpods, frogs and some vegetable matter.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72984.