The red-necked crake is a large crake (length 25 cm, wingspan 40 cm, weight 200 g). Its head, neck and breast are red-brown, with a paler version of that color on the throat. The upperparts are grey-brown, while the underparts are grey-brown with pale barring. The underwing is barred black and white, the bill green, and the legs grey-brown.
The bird rests on or close to ground in dense vegetation. It lays clutches of 3-5 dull-white eggs, the incubation periods of which are around 20 days. The chicks emerge covered in black down, precocial and nidifugous.
Voice
The crake makes repetitive clicking calls and soft grunts.
Conservation
With a large range and no evidence of significant decline, this species is assessed as being of least concern. The species is little studied and seldom seen due to its secretive nature, but appears to be locally common in New Guinea. In Australia it has suffered declines due to habitat loss.
References
^BirdLife International (2016). "Rallina tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692308A93347127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692308A93347127.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Marchant, S.; Higgins, P.J.; & Davies, J.N. (eds). (1994). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 2: Raptors to Lapwings. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. ISBN0-19-553069-1
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necked, crake, necked, crake, rallina, tricolor, waterbird, rail, crake, family, rallidae, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, avesorder, gruiformesfamily, rallidaegenus, rallinaspecies, t. The red necked crake Rallina tricolor is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae Red necked crakeConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder GruiformesFamily RallidaeGenus RallinaSpecies R tricolorBinomial nameRallina tricolorGray 1858SynonymsTomirdus tricolor verification needed Gray 1858 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Behaviour 3 1 Diet 3 2 Breeding 3 3 Voice 4 Conservation 5 ReferencesDescription EditThe red necked crake is a large crake length 25 cm wingspan 40 cm weight 200 g Its head neck and breast are red brown with a paler version of that color on the throat The upperparts are grey brown while the underparts are grey brown with pale barring The underwing is barred black and white the bill green and the legs grey brown Distribution and habitat EditRed necked crakes live in the Moluccas Lesser Sundas New Guinea lowlands and adjacent islands and north eastern Australia They are found in tropical rainforests and dense vegetation close to permanent wetlands Behaviour EditDiet Edit The bird s diet consists of amphibians aquatic invertebrates crustaceans and molluscs Breeding Edit The bird rests on or close to ground in dense vegetation It lays clutches of 3 5 dull white eggs the incubation periods of which are around 20 days The chicks emerge covered in black down precocial and nidifugous Voice Edit The crake makes repetitive clicking calls and soft grunts Conservation EditWith a large range and no evidence of significant decline this species is assessed as being of least concern The species is little studied and seldom seen due to its secretive nature but appears to be locally common in New Guinea In Australia it has suffered declines due to habitat loss References Edit BirdLife International 2016 Rallina tricolor IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22692308A93347127 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22692308A93347127 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rallina tricolor BirdLife International 2007 Species factsheet Rallina tricolor Downloaded from http www birdlife org on 14 6 2007 Marchant S Higgins P J amp Davies J N eds 1994 Handbook of Australian New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Volume 2 Raptors to Lapwings Oxford University Press Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553069 1 This Gruiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red necked crake amp oldid 1119409899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
