Ruddy – Breasted Crake

Porzana fusca

Description

Porzana fusca is about 22–23 cm long. Has long toes and a short tail. The top or back is pale brown and the head and bottom are chestnut, with a white stripe on the underside. The beak is yellowish in color, and the eyes, legs, and feet are red. In adult males and females are similar, but juveniles are dark brown with some white patches.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

22 – 23 cm

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Gruiformes

FAMILY

:

Rallidae

GENUS

:

Porzana

SPECIES

:

Porzana fusca

Distribution

Porzana fusca is found in swampy habitats and is distributed to an altitude of 1500 masl with a preference for lowlands.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : This bird is scattered in India, China, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sunda Besar, and Nusa Tenggara

Habits and Lifestyle

Porzana fusca is territorial, but fairly secretive, hiding among grassy bushes and bushes when disturbed. Some of these species are nocturnal.

Lifestyle

Territorial, terrestrial

Biome

Swamps

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

These birds probe mud or wetlands for food such as shoots, berries and insects, worms and large snails, which they eat by using their beaks to peck at hard shells.

Diet : Omnivora

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this species on the island of Java is recorded from March to June and in September and October. Its breeding habitats are swamps and wet areas, laying 6-9 eggs.

Reproduction session : March to June and in September and October.

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 6 – 9 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Even though the population trend of this species is decreasing but it is still in the IUCN red list of the least concern or not including the threshold for extinction. This is due to the wide range of distribution areas of this species

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Ruddy-breasted Crake on Wikipedia article 
  3. Porzana fusca on The IUCN Red List site