Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusLewinia (Lewin's Rail and Allies)
- SpeciesLewinia pectoralis (Lewin's Rail)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
South-west Pacific Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
Sooty Rail
Porzana tabuensis
Black-tailed Nativehen
Gallinula ventralis
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Brolga
Grus rubicunda
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lewin's Rail in Great Otway National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lewin's Rail sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lewin's Rail in Great Otway National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Lewin's Rail in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.