Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Laos.
- Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
- Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
- Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Black-tailed Crake Amaurornis bicolor
- Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Laos