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| Photographed at Kingfisher Lodge, Jullaten, Queensland October 2015 |
678 RED-NECKED CRAKE Rallina tricolor
Australia (520)
Found in rainforests, especially with dense understory of ferns, vines etc; mostly near watercourses; also vine-thickets, drier monsoon forests, lantana, dense gardens. 23-29 cm. Range: ne Q from Cape York s. to about Paluma; inland to Atherton Tableland. Casual s. to Eungella NP, sedentary in south of range; some migrate through Torres Strait to PNG in winter.
Comment: Extremely elusive and skittish. Took several nights staking out his route to get these photos.
he doesn't look too eager to have his photo taken - great find
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