Buff-banded Rail

I often encounter these charismatic little birds  as I go about my work at the zoo and their cheerful character often does well to brighten any one's day.
According to a colleague who  has been there for a while, this species was not common in the past but due to successive generations of them growing up around our visitors they have become quite conditioned to people and accustomed to gleaning a few crumbs from the numerous picnic tables around the grounds. This one literally ate out of my hand today!