Andaman Crake

Rallina canningi

Least Concern

The Andaman Crake is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of the Andaman Islands. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family

Rallidae

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Andaman Crake Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Andaman Islands

Population

≈ 50K–500K

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