The buff-banded rail,
Gallirallus philippensis, is a species of rail. It is a rather beautiful bird, and in Australia it is normally found near wetlands. Being a rail, it is usually extremely secretive, however on Green Island these rails were everywhere! They behaved like rails on Tonga and the other Pacific Islands do: they really don't care about people! I got some of my best views of this species on the island, and many, many photos. Here are some.
A rail takes a bath to escape the hot Queensland sun
Rails were everywhere, running across the boardwalks
Deeper in the rainforest this rail was foraging in arm's reach of me!
Another rail in a more natural setting
This preening rail looks somewhat like it has been possessed
I hope you enjoyed these photos of a normally secretive bird!
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