White-browed Crake
Poliolimnas cinereus
- Family
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
- Order
- Gruiformes
Overview
The white-browed crake (Poliolimnas cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, India, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The Iwo Jima rail, a doubtfully valid subspecies formerly native to Iwo Jima, is now extinct.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Central Myanmar eastward to southern China, Taiwan, and Philippines, southward to Indonesian Archipelago, coastal northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to Mackay, Queensland), western Micronesia, and western Polynesia eastward to Samoa.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-browed crake
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
