Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides)

Other Names (World)
Slaty-legged Crake, Banded Crake, Slaty-legged Banded Crake, Ryukyu Crake, Philippine Crake

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
26 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1845)

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Palau (B), Philippines (B), Sri Lanka, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Laos, Nepal.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) [XC812437]
by Geoff Carey from Pak Sha O, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China (song)

Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) [XC178210]
by KASUN CHATHURANGA from Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary And Mollem National Park (near Mollem), South Goa, Goa, India (call)

Subspecies
The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

amauroptera (Jerdon, 1864) - Pakistan and India east to eastern Assam. Winters in Sri Lanka and possibly Sumatra.
telmatophila Hume, 1878 - Myanmar and Thailand east to central Vietnam and south-eastern China (Yunnan and Guangxi). Winters in southern Thailand and Sumatra, reaching western Java.
sepiaria (Stejneger, 1887) - Ryukyu Is.
formosana Seebohm, 1894 - Taiwan and Lanyu I.
eurizonoides (Lafresnaye, 1845) - Philippines and Palau Is.
alvarezi Kennedy & Ross, CA, 1987 - Batan Is (northern Philippines).
minahasa Wallace, 1863 - Sulawesi and Sula Is.

References
See References.

Files:

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