- Rallina canningi
Identification
34cm
- Deep maroon-chestnut head, neck, breast and entire upper-parts
- Black-and-white barring on under-parts
- Green bill (adult) and legs
- Red iris
Sexes similar
Juveniles duller and less prominently barred below, grey, white-tipped bill, green legs and feet
Distribution
Found only in the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Marshy jungle.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of worms, caterpillars, insects, beetles, grasshoppers and possibly small fish.
Vocalisation
Call: A throaty croak kroop kroop
Alarm: a sharp chik
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andaman Crake. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andaman_Crake
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
