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Overview
This heavy-bodied, flightless rail has brown upperparts, slate-grey underparts, a yellow bill and red eyes. Its grey legs are strong, and its black tail is narrow.
It forages by day for vegetation, seeds and some insects near freshwater. Permanent territorial groups can include several breeding adults; both sexes build nests, incubate and tend chicks. The museum describes its present distribution in northern and eastern Tasmania.
Origins & earliest records
Wetland
Evidence & interpretation
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- Institutional accountTasmanian Native-henResearch access: 2026-10-21
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