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Rallina fasciata
| Family Name: | Rallidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Red-legged Crake, Burung Sintar Api |
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Description
| Size | 25 cm |
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| Description | Head, neck, nape, breast are reddish-brown; underparts are brownish-chestnut. There are broad black and white bands on the underparts, and the undertail coverts. Bill is short, legs are red. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Ecological Notes | Found in ditches, streams, wet areas under forest and dense scrub such as the areas around the western sector freshwater ponds. |
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| Habitats | Forest, Parks & Gardens, Terrestrial |
| Distribution | At Sungei Buloh, it is rare winter visitor and passage migrant. |
| Nature Reserves | Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
| Nature Areas | Pulau Ubin |
Conservation
| Notes | Uncommon resident and winter visitor. |
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Status
| Species Status | Resident |
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| Conservation Status | Uncommon |
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References
| References | Wang, L.K. & Hails, C.J. 2007. An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement no. 15. 179pp |
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