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The ruddy-breasted crake (''Zapornia fusca''), or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Its breeding habitat is 
This crake nests in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying 6-9
swamp
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s and similar wet areas across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China
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, Japan
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and Indonesia. It has been recorded as a vagrant from the Australia
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n territory of Christmas Island. It is mainly a permanent resident throughout its range, but some northern populations migrate
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further south in winter.
This crake nests in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying 6-9 egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the a ...
s.
The ruddy-breasted crake is about 22–23 cm long. The body is flattened laterally to allow easier passage through the reeds or undergrowth. It has long toes and a short tail. Coloring includes a pale brown back and chestnut head and underparts, with white barring on the flanks and undertail. The bill is yellowish, and the eyes, legs, and feet are red.
The sexes are similar, but juveniles are dark brown with some white spotting.
These birds probe in mud or shallow water and also pick up food by sight. They forage for shoots, berries and insects, as well as large snails, which they eat by using their bills to peck through the hard shell.
Ruddy-breasted crakes are territorial, but are quite secretive, hiding amongst grassy shrubs and bushes when disturbed.
References
;Notes ;Sources * ''Birds of India'' by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, {{Taxonbar, from=Q1076585ruddy-breasted crake
The ruddy-breasted crake (''Zapornia fusca''), or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan a ...
Birds of East Asia
Birds of South Asia
Birds of Southeast Asia
ruddy-breasted crake
The ruddy-breasted crake (''Zapornia fusca''), or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan a ...
ruddy-breasted crake
The ruddy-breasted crake (''Zapornia fusca''), or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan a ...