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[[Image:Andaman_Crake.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''ezhilarrasi'''<br>Location: Andaman Islands]] | [[Image:Andaman_Crake.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''ezhilarrasi'''<br>Location: Andaman Islands]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 34cm. Chestnut, indistinct dense black-and-white belly-barring, green bill and legs. Juveniles duller and less prominently barred below. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Found only in the [[Andaman Islands]] in the Bay of Bengal | Found only in the [[Andaman Islands]] in the Bay of Bengal | ||
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Marshy jungle. | Marshy jungle. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Throaty croaking ''kroop kroop'' and sharp ''chik'' notes when alarmed. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Rallina+canningi}} | {{GSearch|Rallina+canningi}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:03, 10 October 2008
- Rallina canningi
Identification
34cm. Chestnut, indistinct dense black-and-white belly-barring, green bill and legs. Juveniles duller and less prominently barred below.
Distribution
Found only in the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Marshy jungle.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Throaty croaking kroop kroop and sharp chik notes when alarmed.
