Red-legged Crake (species: Rallina (Rallina) fasciata) in Australian Birds (Gaia Guide)
Rallina (Rallina) fasciata
Red-legged Crake


©Johnny Wee: Red-legged Crake (Rallina (Rallina) fasciata)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Gruiformes
Family Rallidae
Genus Rallina
Species Rallina (Rallina) fasciata
Status least concern

Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Head, neck and breast red-brown, paler on throat. Upperparts grey-brown. Underparts and underwing barred black and white. Bill green; legs and feet red. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 24 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Australia: Vagrant to NW Australia

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