Rallina
Rallina | |
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Red-necked crake | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Rallina G.R. Gray, 1846 |
Synonyms | |
Tomirdus Mathews, 1912 |
Rallina is a genus of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. It contains four species found in forest and marshland in Asia and Australasia.[1] They are 18–34 cm long and mainly chestnut or brown, often with black and white markings.[2] They are four species that are now placed in the genus Rallicula that were previously included in the genus Rallina. In fact, some taxonomic authorities continue to place them there. A fifth species, the Great Nicobar crake was proposed but not accepted as a separate species.[3]
The genus contains the following four species:[1]
- Red-necked crake (Rallina tricolor)
- Andaman crake (Rallina canningi)
- Red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata)
- Slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
References
- 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rails, gallinules, trumpeters & cranes". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ Taylor, Barry & Ber van Perlo (1998). Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World. Sussex: Pica Press.
- ↑ kumar, S Rajesh. "An apparently new species of Rallina crake from Great Nicobar Island, India, BirdingASIA 17: 44-46".
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