This of course begs the question of where the observation should be reported so
that it is recorded and accessible by the people who write field guides etc.
Regards, Laurie.
> On 4 Nov 2018, at 9:05 pm, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Antha. I agree it seems likely, but I'm wondering if this is the
> first time it's actually been observed.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 at 10:00 pm, Anthea Fleming <>
> wrote:
> I am not familiar with Lewin's Rail. But in another more familiar member of
> the Rallidae, the Dusky Moorhen, I have seen parents feeding young chicks -
> and they were also being fed by immature birds, presumably older siblings. I
> have also seen Eurasian Coots feeding young on weed brought up from
> underwater. Purple Swamphens chop tough cumbungi (bulrush) roots with their
> beaks and feed the starchy juices to their downy young. I have also seen a
> Crake (Spotless, from memory) carrying food items to a tussock in which a
> very young chick was hiding.
> So I think it quite likely that Lewin Rails should also feed their young.
>
> Anthea Fleming
>
>
> On 1/11/2018 12:27 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
>> Marion Halliday has reported seeing Lewin's Rails with young (at least 5,
>> possibly 6) at Lake Hamilton via the Birdline Victoria Facebook group. She
>> says one was seen feeding one of the young a worm "a couple of times" on the
>> evening of 29/10/18, and posted a photo of an adult with a worm, side by
>> side with one of the young ones (see attached). The young are at the little
>> fluffball stage.
>>
>> Has anyone seen this with Lewin's Rails before?
>>
>> HANZAB says "Role of parents in building nest, incubation and care of young
>> not known", "adults accompany and defend chicks", and that young are
>> "Precocial, nidifugous". Nothing about actually feeding young. I've seen
>> young ones of this size before, but not even associating with adults, let
>> alone being fed.
>>
>>
>> Peter Shute
>>
>>
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