Red-legged crake

The red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae.

Red-legged crake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Rallina
Species:	R. fasciata
Binomial name
Rallina fasciata (Raffles, 1822)

Description

It is a medium-large crake (length 24 cm). Its head, neck and breast red-brown, paler on throat. Its upper parts are grey-brown. Underparts and underwings are barred black and white. Its bill is green and its legs are red.

Distribution and habitat

Found in far north-eastern India, eastern Bangladesh,^[2] Burma, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Indonesia. It is recorded as a vagrant to north-western Australia. It is located in dense vegetation close to permanent wetlands.

Behaviour

Breeding

Red-legged crake and chick

Its clutch consists of 3-6 dull-white eggs.

Voice

Series of descending croaks, screams and grunts.

Conservation

With a large range and no evidence of significant decline, this species is assessed as being of least concern.