The Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris on the Wessel and English Company Islands: Notes on Unusual Habitat and Use of Anvils

The Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris is a reclusive bird (as recognised even in its generic name, which derives from the Greek for wary bird), living primarily in a habitat that is uninviting to most observers and in areas mainly remote from population centres. Here we report the species us...

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Published in:Emu 1998-03, Vol.98 (1), p.74-78
Main Authors: Woinarski, J.C.Z., Fisher, A., Brennan, K., Morris, I., Willan, R.C., Chatto, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Eulabeornis castaneoventris
Marine
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Summary:The Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris is a reclusive bird (as recognised even in its generic name, which derives from the Greek for wary bird), living primarily in a habitat that is uninviting to most observers and in areas mainly remote from population centres. Here we report the species using habitats other than mangroves, and using a hitherto unrecorded foraging behaviour.
ISSN:0158-4197
1448-5540
DOI:10.1071/MU98007E