The Lewin's Rail is a species of bird

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 in the Rallidae

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It is found in Australia

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, Indonesia

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, and Papua New Guinea

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Its natural habitat

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 is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest

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The Lewin's Rail is also known as the Water Rail, Lewin's Water Rail, Lewin's Grind Rail, Slate-breasted Rail, Slate-breasted Water Rail, Pectoral Rail, Pectoral Water Rail, Short-toed Rail and Short-toed Water Rail.

In Australia, three subspecies have been recognised; Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis (found along the east coast of Australia),
L. p. brachipus (found in Tasmania) and L. p. clelandii (Western Australia, now extinct).

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Conservation status

Lewin's Rails are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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. 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). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has not yet been prepared. It is also notable that the Lewin's Rail is listed by an earlier scientific name (Dryolimnas pectoralis) under this Act.

• On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Lewin's Rail is listed as vulnerable
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• A subspecies of Lewin's Rail, listed as Lewin's Water Rail (Rallus pectoralis clelandi), is on Western Australia's Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice 2008 Schedule 2 — Fauna presumed to be extinct under the WA Wildlife Conservation Act 1950
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