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Rallus indicus
Also known as: Eastern Water Rail
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, small invertebrates, plant matter
Habitat
Wetlands, marshes, reedbeds
Range
East Asia, winters south to Southeast Asia
Clutch size
6–10 eggs
Incubation period
About 19–22 days
Size
Small (25–28cm)
Wingspan
~38–42cm
Weight
~100–150g
A slender, long-billed rail with grey underparts and barred flanks, creeping through dense marsh vegetation while probing mud for invertebrates.
A rare/accidental visitor to Borneo far south of its main East Asian breeding and wintering range, most likely to turn up in wetland habitat during migration periods.
