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  • Synonyms Land Rail, Buff-banded Land Rail, Pectoral Rail, Banded Rail, Painted Rail, Buff banded Rail, Banded Land Rail, Moho-pereru
  • Old latin name for bird Gallirallus philippensis, Rallus pectoralis, Rallus ecaudata, Rallus philippinus, Rallus philippensis, Rallus ecaudatus

Buff-banded Railbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Richard Boon
    Australia
  • 5.
    Alarm call, © Eddy Smith
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Western Samoa
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 8.
    Call, © Desmond Allen
    Philippines
  • 9.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Western Samoa
  • 10.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Western Samoa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Buff-banded Rail

  • Breeding region Australasia, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion widespread, also Philippines

Buff-banded Rail subspecies (20)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hypotaenidia philippensis admiralitatisAdmiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis anachoretaeKaniet Is. (=Anchorite Is., nw of Manus, Admiralty Is., nw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis andrewsiCocos (Keeling) I. (se Indian Ocean)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis assimilisn North, n South and satellites of Stewart is. (New Zealand)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis christophoriSolomon Is.-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis ecaudataTonga (sc Polynesia)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis goodsoniSamoa and Niue (sc Polynesia)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis lacustrisnw, ne, c, se New Guinea and Long I. (n of ne New Guinea)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis lesouefiNew Hanover (=Lavongai), New Ireland, Tabar and Tanga (ne Bismarck Arch.)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis macquariensisMacquarie I. (far se of Australia)-Yes
Hypotaenidia philippensis melloriMoluccas, nw, s New Guinea, Australia (except c, Tasmania) and Norfolk I. (far e of Australia)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis meyeriWitu and New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis pelewensisPalau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis philippensisPhilippines (except Palawan, and Zamboanga Pen. through Sulu Arch.), Borneo, Sulawesi and satellites, Bali and Lesser Sundas-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis praedoSkoki (Admiralty Is., nw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis sethsmithiVanuatu and Fiji (probably extinct Viti Levu and Vanua Levu; sw Polynesia)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis swindellsiNew Caledonia including Loyalty Is.-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis tounelieriCoral Sea Is. (se New Guinea to n New Caledonia)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis wilkinsoniFlores (c Lesser Sundas)-No
Hypotaenidia philippensis xerophilaGunungapi Wetar (Banda Sea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanrascló de clatell vermell
Chinese红眼斑秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional)黃領秧雞
Croatianšarena kokošica
CzechChrástal páskovaný, chřástal páskovaný
DanishBåndrikse, Båndet Rikse
DutchGeelbandral
Esperantofulvzona ralo, Filipina galinoralo
Estonianvööruik
Finnishitkuluhtakana
FrenchRâle à bandes, Râle des Philippines, Râle tiklin
GermanBindenralle
Hungarianszalagos guvat
IndonesianMandarpadi Kalung-kuning, Mandar-padi kalung-kuning
ItalianRallo bandecamoscio
Japaneseナンヨウクイナ
LithuanianGeltonjuostė veka, dryžoji vištelė
MaoriMoho-pereru, moho pererū
Norwegianbåndrikse
Norwegian NynorskBandrikse
Polishwodnik bialobrewy, wodnik białobrewy
PortugueseSanã-de-listras-pardas, frango-d'água-filipino
RussianПолосатый пастушок, Полосатый трескун
Samoanve'a
SerbianŠareni pacifički barski petlić
Slovakchriašteľ krátkochvostý
SpanishRascón Franjeado, Rascón filipino
SwedishBandad rall, rostbandad rall
TurkishFilipin Sukılavuzu
Ukrainianпастушок смугастий