Rallina fasciata
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The red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. It is a medium-large crake (length 24 cm). Its head, neck and breast red-brown, paler on throat. Its upper parts are grey-brown. Underparts and underwings are barred black and white. Its bill is green and its legs are red.
Found in far north-eastern India, eastern Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. It has also been recorded as a vagrant to north-western Australia, Lanyu near Taiwan, and Palau. It is located in dense vegetation close to permanent wetlands, from paddy fields to dense rainforest. It is partly migratory, but the nature of its movements are poorly understood.
The breeding behaviour or the red-legged crake is poorly known. The nest has not been described, but it is reported to have a clutch of 3-6 dull-white eggs, which both parents incubate. The chicks are covered in dark brown down on hatching.
Series of descending croaks, screams and grunts. With a large range and no evidence of significant decline, this species is assessed... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Crake sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-legged Crake in Sepilok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-legged Crake sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Red-legged Crake sightings, Sepilok ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, under 5%), Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, under 5%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-legged Crake is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
