# Chestnut rail

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The **chestnut rail** (***Gallirallus castaneoventris***) is a species of [bird](/source/Bird) in the family [Rallidae](/source/Rallidae). It is found in the [Aru Islands](/source/Aru_Islands) and northern [Australia](/source/Australia). Its natural [habitat](/source/Habitat) is [subtropical](/source/Subtropical) or [tropical](/source/Tropical) [mangrove forests](/source/Mangrove). It was formerly the only species placed in the genus *Eulabeornis*.

Their [nests](/source/Bird_nest) are shaped into platforms and range in size from 35–50 cm in diameter, and 5–10 cm in depth. They are built in mangrove trees out of predominantly mangrove sticks, along with some leaves and [seedlings](/source/Seedling).[1] [Clutch](/source/Clutch_(eggs)) size ranges from 2-4 eggs per brood.

## References

1. Barnes, Terry A. & Franklin, Donald C (1997). ["Notes on the Nests of the Chestnut Rail"](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55648335#page/7/mode/1up). *Northern Territory Naturalist*. **15**: 6–11. – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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