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{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Red-legged crake
| image = Red-Legged Crake.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Rallina fasciata'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22692314A93347601 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692314A93347601.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Rallina
| species = fasciata
| authority = ([[Stamford Raffles|Raffles]], 1822)
}}

The '''red-legged crake''' ('''''Rallina fasciata''''') is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, [[Rallidae]].

==Description==
It is a medium-large crake (length 24 cm). Its head, neck and breast red-brown, paler on throat. Its upper parts are grey-brown. Underparts and underwings are barred black and white. Its bill is green and its legs are red.

==Distribution and habitat==
Found in far [[Northeast India|north-eastern India]], eastern [[Bangladesh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Rallina-fasciata|title=Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) :: Xeno-canto}}</ref> Burma, Thailand, [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Borneo]] and Indonesia. It is recorded as a vagrant to north-western Australia. It is located in dense vegetation close to permanent [[wetland]]s.

==Behaviour==

===Breeding===
[[File:Red_legged_crake_with_chick.png|thumb|Red-legged crake and chick]]
Its clutch consists of 3-6 dull-white eggs.

===Voice===
Series of descending croaks, screams and grunts.

==Conservation==
With a large range and no evidence of significant decline, this species is assessed as being of [[least concern]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* BirdLife International. (2007). Species factsheet: Rallina fasciata. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 14/6/2007
* Marchant, S.; Higgins, P.J.; & Davies, J.N. (eds). (1994). ''Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 2: Raptors to Lapwings''. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. {{ISBN|0-19-553069-1}}
* Smythies, B.E.; & Davison, G.W.H. (1999). ''The Birds of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), in association with the Sabah Society: Kota Kinabalu. {{ISBN|983-812-028-6}}

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[[Category:Rallina|red-legged crake]]
[[Category:Birds of Southeast Asia]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1822|red-legged crake]]

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