Rallina eurizonoides
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The slaty-legged crake or banded crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas in well-wooded country across south Asia east from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to the Philippines and Indonesia. The rails are mainly permanent residents throughout their range, but some northern populations migrate further south in winter.
The slaty-legged crake is about 25 cm long. Its body is flattened laterally to allow easier passage through the undergrowth. It has long toes and a short tail. Colouring includes a brown back, chestnut head and breast, and strong black-and-white barring on the flanks, belly and undertail. The throat is white, the bill is yellowish, and the legs are green. Sexes are similar; juveniles are dark brown above and below, although they have the belly barring and white throat.
Slaty-legged crakes are territorial, but are quite secretive, hiding in bushes when disturbed. They probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They forage for berries and insects on the ground, or clambering through... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-legged Crake sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 113th most-seen of the 204 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-legged Crake in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 280 mm in June.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty-legged Crake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Slaty-legged Crake sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slaty-legged Crake is recorded against all the birds logged in Hong Kong (55 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
