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Andaman Crake

Rallina canningi

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesWetlandGround nestMedium · 120 g
Andaman Crake (Rallina canningi), photo 1
Photo: Jigu · CC BY 4.0
Andaman Crake (Rallina canningi), photo 2
Photo: Jigu · CC BY 4.0
Andaman Crake (Rallina canningi), photo 3
Photo: (c) Jigu, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

This is the largest Rallina, measuring about 34 cm in length. It has a glossy chestnut plumage, extensive bold barring on underparts, unbarred undertail-coverts, relatively bright apple-green bill and relatively long and fluffy tail; legs and feet are olive-green. It also has pale barring on wings confined to outer primaries and greater and medium coverts. Juveniles are duller and less prominently barred. Other similar looking crakes include other Rallina and ruddy-breasted crake Porzana fusca. They are smaller and do not have green bill and legs.

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When to see the Andaman Crake

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Andaman Crake

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

India

About the Andaman Crake

The Andaman crake is a bird species in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands of the eastern Indian Ocean.

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Easily confused with

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataIt is a medium-large crake (length 24 cm). Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor) Red-necked CrakeRallina tricolorThe red-necked crake is a large crake (length 25 cm, wingspan 40 cm, weight 200 g). Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesThe slaty-legged crake is about 25 cm long.

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