Ruddy-breasted Crake
Zapornia fusca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Ruddy-breasted Crake, Zapornia fusca, is a rail and crake of the Oriental Region and eastern Asia, breeding widely across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent to south China, Japan and Indonesia. It is a waterbird of swamps and other wet places, and has also been recorded on Christmas Island. The bird is mainly resident, though some northern birds move south in winter. It nests on the ground in dry spots within marsh plants and lays 6–9 eggs. The body is flattened for moving through reeds and undergrowth, with long toes, a short tail, and chestnut underparts.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: widespread, also e Asia
