Ruddy-breasted Crake

The ruddy-breasted crake, or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, formerly placed in the genus Porzana, about 22–23cm long. It has long toes and a short tail, a pale brown back, a chestnut head and underparts, and white barring on the flanks and undertail. Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across South Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan and Indonesia (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is mainly a permanent resident, though some northern populations migrate south in winter. It nests in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying six to nine eggs, and forages for shoots, berries and insects as well as large snails, pecking through the hard shell with its bill (Wikipedia, general species account).