Lewinia

Lewinia is a genus of birds in the family Rallidae.

The genus was erected by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 with Lewin's rail Lewinia pectoralis as the type species. The genus name is from a synonym of the type species Rallus lewinii Swainson, 1837. The common name commemorates the English engraver and naturalist John Lewin (1770–1819) who settled in Australia. ==Species== The genus contains the following four species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Lewinia pectoralis||Lewin's rail||Australia, Wallacea, and New Guinea. |- | || Lewinia mirifica|| Brown-banded rail|| the Philippines, from Luzon and Samar. |- | || Lewinia muelleri|| Auckland rail||Auckland Islands |- |120px || Lewinia striata|| Slaty-breasted rail|| South and Southeast Asia |- |}