Bird Album
Red-legged Crake
Rallina fasciata (Raffles, 1822)
24 cmLength100 gWeight
It is a medium-large rail with a rufous head and breast, red legs and feet, and a green bill.
Busiest months: January–March and November · Most records: Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia
How to identify
Field marks
- Rufous head, neck and breast, with a paler throat
- Gray-rufous upperparts
- Black-and-white stripes on the belly and underwing
- Green bill and red legs and feet
Voice
A descending series of low notes, shrieks and gurgles.
Where and when it's recorded
Red-legged Crake has been recorded at 117 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore486 records
- Hindhede Nature ParkSingapore187 records
- Dairy Farm Nature ParkSingapore152 records
More places
- Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus LoopSingapore103 records
- MacRitchie Reservoir ParkSingapore93 records
- Gardens by the BaySingapore83 records
- Central Catchment Nature ReserveSingapore48 records
- Kaeng Krachan NP – Lung Sin's hideThailand45 records
- Satay by the BaySingapore38 records
- Kranji MarshSingapore37 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Red-legged Crake?
The Red-legged Crake is about 24 cm long and weighs around 100 g.
Where does the Red-legged Crake live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: southern Myanmar to Indonesian Archipelago and Philippines (except East Visayas and Mindanao). It is most often recorded in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
When is the best time to see the Red-legged Crake?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, March and November (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Red-legged Crake endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-legged Crake as Least Concern.
What does the Red-legged Crake eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Red-legged Crake in?
It belongs to the family Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae), order Gruiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 24 cm
- Weight
- 100 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 122 mm
- Tail
- 48 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 38 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: southern Myanmar to Indonesian Archipelago and Philippines (except East Visayas and Mindanao)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae
- Genus
- Rallina
Other birds in the genus Rallina
Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides
Andaman CrakeRallina canningi
Red-necked CrakeRallina tricolor
Grey-throated RailCanirallus oculeus
Chestnut-headed CrakeAnurolimnas castaneiceps
Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans
Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
Zapata RailMustelirallus cerverai
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