Chestnut Rail

Wyndham Jetty, NE WA IMG_7552 20180814 - Olive Morph. Note damaged leg.

Notes: Large; long yellowish bill and legs; grey head, chestnut body.
Olive morph: NW Aust & some of Top End, olive-brown upperparts.
Chestnut morph: Top End, rich chestnut upperparts same as under. Distinctive call.
Frequents mangroves on coastal, estuarine areas. Feeds ebbing tide on mud banks.

Range from Morcombe^©(modified)

Wyndham Jetty, NE WA IMG_7541 20180814 - Olive Morph. Note damaged leg.

Wyndham Jetty, NE WA IMG_7552 20180814

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Wyndham Jetty, NE WA MVI_7554-7555 20180814 - Olive Morph. Note damaged leg.