Karl Seddon / Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis), Australia

Martin Willis / Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis), Queensland, Australia

Julian Hume / Extinct rail species. Clockwise from top left: Mascarene coot (Fulica newtoni) extinct circa 1700. Dieffenbach's rail (Gallirallus dieffenbachii) extinct circa1850; Chatham island rail (Gallirallus mo...

Roger Powell / Buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis) walking along a log. Serendip, Victoria, Australia

Brent Stephenson / Adult Buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis assimilis) skulking through the mangroves on the edge of tidal mudflats. Wenderholm Regional Park, Auckland, New Zealand, October.

Greg Oakley / Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) mother and chick, Victoria, Australia

Karl Seddon / Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis), Australia

Tim Laman / Buff banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis) portrait, Queensland, Australia

Dave Watts / Buff banded rail {Gallirallus philippensis} profile amongst coastal vegetation, Australia.

Dave Watts / Buff banded rail {Gallirallus philippensis} amongst coastal vegetation, Australia.

Steve Knell / Buff banded rail {Gallirallus philippensis} Queensland, Australia {Gallirallus

Bruce Thomson / Buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis) walking along log over freshwater creek, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.