Red-necked Crake

The red-necked crake (Rallina tricolor) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. == Description == The red-necked crake is a large crake (length 25 cm, wingspan 40 cm, weight 200 g). Its head, neck and breast are red-brown, with a paler version of that color on the throat. The upperparts are grey-brown, while the underparts are grey-brown with pale barring. The underwing is barred black and white, the bill green, and the legs grey-brown. == Distribution and habitat == Red-necked crakes live in the Moluccas, Lesser Sundas, New Guinea lowlands and adjacent islands, and north-eastern Australia. They are found in tropical rainforests and dense vegetation close to permanent wetlands. == Behaviour == === Diet === The bird's diet consists of amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans and molluscs. === Breeding === The bird rests on or close to ground in dense vegetation. It lays clutches of 3-5 dull-white eggs, the incubation periods of which are around 20 days. The chicks emerge covered in black down, precocial and nidifugous. === Voice === The crake makes repetitive clicking calls and soft grunts. == Conservation == With a large range and no evidence of significant decline, this species is assessed as being…