The Buff-banded Rail is marked by a chestnut-buff breast band and black-and-white barring. In Australia it keeps to cover around wetlands and crops while probing for food in mud.
Adults have a grey eyebrow, a chestnut-buff band across the upper breast, and black-and-white barring. Young birds are paler underneath, with fainter bars and a less distinct buff breast band.
It often hides in dense grass and reeds, dashing between cover when exposed. It pecks and probes in mud for crustaceans, worms, and other invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.