Red-necked Crake
Rallina tricolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusRallina (Red-legged Crakes and Allies)
- SpeciesRallina tricolor (Red-necked Crake)
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.
The bird rests on or close to ground in dense vegetation. It lays clutches of 3-5 dull-white eggs, the incubation periods of which are around 20 days. The chicks emerge covered in black down, precocial and nidifugous. The crake makes repetitive clicking calls and soft grunts.
With a large range and no evidence of significant decline, this... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Slaty-legged Crake
Rallina eurizonoides
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
Barred Rail
Gallirallus torquatus
White-browed Crake
Porzana cinerea
South-west Pacific Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Bare-eyed Rail
Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Crake in Raja Ampat?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Crake sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Crake in Raja Ampat?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Crake in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.