{"id":133046,"date":"2026-11-14T13:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T07:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=133046"},"modified":"2026-11-14T13:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T07:58:45","slug":"water-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/water-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Rail in India: Rare Sighting at TS Chanakya Wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Water Rail Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An uncommon water rail (Rallus aquaticus) bird was recently sighted at TS Chanakya wetlands, off Palm Beach Road in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Water Rail<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>bird of the rail family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rallidae.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Rallus aquaticus\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Water Rail <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It breeds in <\/span><b>well-vegetated wetlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across<\/span><b> Europe, Asia, and North Africa.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Northern and eastern populations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>migratory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but this species is a <\/span><b>permanent resident in the warmer parts of its breeding range.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the<\/span><b> Indian subcontinent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Water Rail is a <\/span><b>summer visitor to Kashmir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>winters in eastern Pakistan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>northwestern plains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of India. It wanders into western Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Water Rail <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adult is 23\u201328 cm long and, like other rails, has a <\/span><b>body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that is <\/span><b>flattened laterally, allowing easier passage<\/b> <b>through the reed beds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it inhabits.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has mainly <\/span><b>brown upperparts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>blue-grey underparts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>black barring on the flanks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> long toes, a short tail, and a <\/span><b>long reddish bill.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known for its <\/span><b>elusive nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the water rail often remains motionless when threatened, opting to run for cover rather than fly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Water Rail <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/water-rail-bird-spotted-at-ts-chanakya-wetland-in-navi-mumbai\/articleshow\/135747030.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water Rail is a bird of the rail family Rallidae. 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