Rallina
Encyclopedia
Rallina is a genus
of bird
in the rail family, Rallidae
. It contains eight species found in forest and marshland in Asia
and Australasia
. They are 18–34 cm long and mainly chestnut or brown, often with black and white markings.
It contains the following species:
The four forest-rails are sometimes split as a separate genus, Rallicula.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the rail family, Rallidae
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...
. It contains eight species found in forest and marshland in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
. They are 18–34 cm long and mainly chestnut or brown, often with black and white markings.
It contains the following species:
- Chestnut Forest Rail, Rallina rubra
- White-striped Forest Rail, Rallina leucospila
- Forbes's Forest Rail, Rallina forbesi
- Mayr's Forest Rail, Rallina mayri
- Red-necked CrakeRed-necked CrakeThe Red-necked Crake is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.-Description:The Red-necked crake is a large crake . Its head, neck and breast are red-brown, with a paler version of that color on the throat. The upperparts are grey-brown, while the underparts are grey-brown with pale...
, Rallina tricolor - Andaman CrakeAndaman CrakeThe Andaman Crake is a bird species in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to India.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and swamps...
, Rallina canningi - Red-legged CrakeRed-legged CrakeThe Red-legged Crake is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.-Description:Medium-large crake . Head, neck and breast red-brown, paler on throat. Upperparts grey-brown. Underparts and underwing barred black and white...
, Rallina fasciata - Slaty-legged CrakeSlaty-legged CrakeThe Slaty-legged Crake or Banded Crake is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.-Distribution and habitat:...
, Rallina eurizonoides
The four forest-rails are sometimes split as a separate genus, Rallicula.