Buff-banded Rail

Gallirallus philippensis

Least Concern

The Buff-banded Rail is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of freshwater wetlands, marshes, and densely vegetated shorelines across the species' range. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family
Rallidae
Range
Buff-banded Rail Range — Resident or seasonal range in freshwater wetlands, marshes, and densely vegetated shorelines across the species' range
Population
≈ Unknown
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