Ruddy-Breasted Crake

Ruddy-Breasted Crake is a rail of swamps and similar wet areas from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan and Indonesia. It is 22 to 23 cm long, with a pale brown back, chestnut head and underparts, white barring on the flanks and undertail, a yellowish bill, and red eyes, legs and feet. The body is flattened sideways for moving through reeds. Juveniles are dark brown with some white spotting (Wikipedia, general species account). (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan and Indonesia. Notable features include been recorded as a vagrant from the Australian territory of Christmas Island. It is mainly a permanent resident throughout its range. These birds probe in mud or shallow water and also pick up food by sight. It is mainly a permanent resident, though some northern birds move south in winter. (Wikipedia, general species account).