Rails, Crakes & Coots

Chestnut-headed Crake

Rufirallus castaneiceps

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Rufirallus castaneiceps) is a 126 g town and farmland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

126 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

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