Bird Family: Rails

Wetlands. Above dark brown with white feather edges; below buffy-brown.

Marshlands. Small, secretive. Head, nape and upper breast chestnut.

Forests. Small, secretive. Head, nape and upper breast chestnut; buff spots on dark back.

Inland waters. Small size, yellow bill and red legs. Walks on floating vegetation.

Reedbeds. Lateral head and underparts grey; upperparts rufous; bill, legs red.

Reedbeds. Dark mottled upperparts; grey below with mottled rump.

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