Ruddy-breasted Crake (adult)

Porzana fusca

Ruddy-breasted Crake in the Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake, Odisha.

Photographed at: Chilika Lake, Odisha on 2019-12-26

Album: Odisha - 2019

This secretive wader lives in marshlands, and is identified the bright chestnut coloration on the breast.

Family: Rallidae

Diet: Insects, Fruit

Size: 22 - 22 cms