- Conservation status
- In some trouble
Banded rails are rarely seen, with excellent camouflage and a penchant for mooching in mangroves and sneaking in saltmarshes – unless you're on Aotea Great Barrier Island, where banded rails have become quite bold. Once widespread across Aotearoa, habitat loss means banded rails have disappeared from many places. Strongholds remain in the upper North Island and the Nelson/Marlborough region of the South Island.
Campaign Manager
Yoshi Abraham
My name is Yoshi, and I’m 13 years old. Last year, I launched a Bird of the Year campaign for the moho pererū. My goal for this year’s campaign is to raise awareness for the banded rail and its beautiful wetland habitat.
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