How do you identify a Red-legged Crake?

It is a medium-large crake (length 24 cm). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Red-legged Crake?

The Red-legged Crake is a medium sized bird weighing about 100 g.

Where can you see a Red-legged Crake?

The Red-legged Crake occurs in 12 countries, including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

What does a Red-legged Crake sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Red-legged Crake on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Red-legged Crake?

The Red-legged Crake is most easily confused with the Red-necked Crake, the Andaman Crake and the Slaty-legged Crake.

Is the Red-legged Crake endangered?

The Red-legged Crake is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Red-legged Crake

Rallina fasciata

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Gruiformes · Rare

The Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) is a rare rails, gallinules, and coot found in 12 countries, weighing about 100 g. The red-legged crake is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebrateswetlandcup nest100 g

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 1 — Photo: pittafisher · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 2 — Photo: pittafisher · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 3 — Photo: pittafisher · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 4 — Photo: pittafisher · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 5 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 6 — Photo: Andreas Christian Yudhistira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 7 — Photo: Rainer Breitling · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 8 — Photo: Rainer Breitling · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 9 — Photo: Rainer Breitling · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata), photo 10 — Photo: rashidchan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Red-legged Crake

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

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How to identify it

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. Voice: Series of descending croaks, screams and grunts.

What the Red-legged Crake sounds like

Recording: Untung Sarmawi · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Singapore Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Philippines Cambodia Vietnam

Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia, Brunei, India, Myanmar (Burma), Taiwan.

When to see it

The Red-legged Crake can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Red-legged Crake?: It is a medium-large crake (length 24 cm). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Red-legged Crake?: The Red-legged Crake is a medium sized bird weighing about 100 g.
Where can you see a Red-legged Crake?: The Red-legged Crake occurs in 12 countries, including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
What does a Red-legged Crake sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Red-legged Crake on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Red-legged Crake?: The Red-legged Crake is most easily confused with the Red-necked Crake, the Andaman Crake and the Slaty-legged Crake.
Is the Red-legged Crake endangered?: The Red-legged Crake is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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