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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Forehead rufous; rest of upperparts olive-brown; greater and median upperwing-coverts variably marked white; chin and throat white; side of head to breast cinnamon-rufous; flanks to undertail-coverts boldly barred black and white (dark bars browner in female). Legs and feet salmon to red; bill blue-grey with green base. | Forehead rufous; rest of upperparts olive-brown; greater and median upperwing-coverts variably marked white; chin and throat white; side of head to breast cinnamon-rufous; flanks to undertail-coverts boldly barred black and white (dark bars browner in female). Legs and feet salmon to red; bill blue-grey with green base. | ||
| − | + | ====First-winter==== | |
Duller overall plumage as compared to adult. Paler, washed-out head-sides and breast. May lack the white bars on wing coverts. | Duller overall plumage as compared to adult. Paler, washed-out head-sides and breast. May lack the white bars on wing coverts. | ||
| − | + | ====Similar species==== | |
| − | Resembles Ruddy-breasted Crake but the Band-bellied Crake has a stronger, thicker and shorter bill. The black and white bars between the flanks and undertail-coverts are also more distinct than the Ruddy-breasted Crake. | + | Resembles [[Ruddy-breasted Crake]] but the Band-bellied Crake has a stronger, thicker and shorter bill. The black and white bars between the flanks and undertail-coverts are also more distinct than the Ruddy-breasted Crake. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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- Porzana paykullii
Identification
Adult
Forehead rufous; rest of upperparts olive-brown; greater and median upperwing-coverts variably marked white; chin and throat white; side of head to breast cinnamon-rufous; flanks to undertail-coverts boldly barred black and white (dark bars browner in female). Legs and feet salmon to red; bill blue-grey with green base.
First-winter
Duller overall plumage as compared to adult. Paler, washed-out head-sides and breast. May lack the white bars on wing coverts.
Similar species
Resembles Ruddy-breasted Crake but the Band-bellied Crake has a stronger, thicker and shorter bill. The black and white bars between the flanks and undertail-coverts are also more distinct than the Ruddy-breasted Crake.
Distribution
Asia:
Russia, Sakhalin Island, Siberia, China, Inner Mongolia, North Korea, Japan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities recognize a second subspecies boineti2.
Habitat
Breeds in lowland marshes and tussocky meadows containing thickets or small trees; winters in wet grassland, swamps and paddyfields.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
- Barry Taylor. "Rails: A Guide to Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World" available at http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=3mg50wobsOsC&pg=PT179&lpg=PT179&dq=band-bellied+ruddy-breasted+red-legged+crake&source=bl&ots=XILe6KYIuw&sig=RmCzB2HS4BAB2KFjtQclQF0FRyU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SpAUU9PdAYqZiAfSvYGACg&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=band-bellied%20crake&f=false.
