Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor)
About the Red-necked Crake
The red-necked crake (Rallina tricolor) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. 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. Red-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. The bird's diet consists of amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans and molluscs.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 45 recordings for this species: 14 CC BY-NC-ND · 12 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciatarecording
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