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[[Image:12854556224 b140656b2f c.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Sub-adult<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Chinese Garden, [[Singapore]], March 2014]] | [[Image:12854556224 b140656b2f c.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Sub-adult<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Chinese Garden, [[Singapore]], March 2014]] | ||
;[[:Category:Porzana|Porzana]] paykullii | ;[[:Category:Porzana|Porzana]] paykullii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 20–22 cm | ||
====Adult==== | ====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. | 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. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Asia]]:<br /> | + | Breeds in North-eastern [[Asia]], winters in south-east Asia:<br /> |
| − | [[Russia]], Sakhalin Island, [[Siberia]], [[China]], [[ | + | '''Asia''': [[Russia]], Sakhalin Island, [[Siberia]], [[China]], Inner [[Mongolia]], [[North Korea]], [[Japan]]<br /> |
| − | ''' | + | '''South-east Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Breeds in lowland marshes and tussocky meadows containing thickets or small trees; winters in wet grassland, swamps and paddyfields. | Breeds in lowland marshes and tussocky meadows containing thickets or small trees; winters in wet grassland, swamps and paddyfields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of crustaceans, insects and worms. Also known to scavenge dead fish. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#BirdLife International | #BirdLife International | ||
| − | # | + | #[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 Barry Taylor. "Rails: A Guide to Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World" ] |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Porzana+paykullii}} | {{GSearch|Porzana+paykullii}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Porzana | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Porzana]] |
Revision as of 20:19, 14 December 2014
- Porzana paykullii
Identification
20–22 cm
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
Breeds in North-eastern Asia, winters in south-east Asia:
Asia: Russia, Sakhalin Island, Siberia, China, Inner Mongolia, North Korea, Japan
South-east 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
Diet
Their diet consists of crustaceans, insects and worms. Also known to scavenge dead fish.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
- Barry Taylor. "Rails: A Guide to Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World"
