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Ruddy-breasted crake

Porzana fusca · Rallidae · Gruiformes

Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records21,540in 8 countries
Most seen inTaiwan16,718 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Ruddy-breasted crake in brief

The ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca) is a bird of the Rallidae family — species of bird.

Across the 8 countries we cover it has 21,540 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Japan and Singapore. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in June and September.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Taiwan16,718 records · best Jan, Dec
Japan2,371 records · best Feb, Jan
Singapore1,495 records · best Feb, Jan
Sri Lanka647 records · best Dec, Nov
Bangladesh204 records · best Feb, Jan
Laos97 records · best Jan, Mar
East Timor7 records · best Oct, Dec
North Korea1 records · best May, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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