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 |  | Scientific name: Eulabeornis castaneoventris
Size: 440mm
Status: Common
Diet: Small mud crabs and crustaceans.
Habitat: Tall mangroves along tidal waters
Breeding: Breeds October February. Nest is a large, flat or saucer shaped structure of twigs lined with bark on platform of man-grove roots or leaning tree trunks.
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| | Chestnut Rail
/Chestnut+Rail/$File/Chestnut+Rail.jpg) The Chestnut Rail for such a large bird is remarkably shy and secretive. |