| Rallina | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Red-necked crake (Rallina tricolor) | |
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
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ 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".