Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor) [XC68429]
by Bas van Balen from Talaud, Indonesia (call)
Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor) [XC194816]
by Phil Gregory from Near Desa Mira, East Morotai, Morotai Island, North Maluku, Indonesia (call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
November - April but mainly January - March.
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Nest
A hole scooped in the ground, lined with a few dead leaves, usually located at the foot of a tree.
Eggs (Guide)
3 - 7, usually 5; glossy, white, soon becoming discolored; rounded-oval; about 30 x 28 mm. Incubation: 18 - 22 days; mainly by female.
Young
Precocial, nidifugous.
Subspecies
Others recognize subspecies victa, Kur, Damar and Tanimbar Islands, and St. Mathias Island in the Bismarck Archipelago and convicta, New Ireland and New Hanover Islands.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Adult Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) is markedly smaller, with a shorter, heavier bill and longer legs.
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The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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