White-browed Crake
Poliolimnas cinereus
Overview
The white-browed crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is distributed across various regions in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The species is found in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, India, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu.
Did you know?
The Iwo Jima rail, a subspecies of the white-browed crake formerly native to Iwo Jima, is now considered extinct, though its validity as a distinct subspecies is doubtful.