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 appear to be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide of which 15 occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-legged Crake | Rallina fasciata | |
| Slaty-legged Crake | Rallina eurizonoides | Rare, mainly winter visitor |
| Slaty-breasted Rail | Gallirallus striatus | |
| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | Rare winter visitor |
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| Black-tailed Crake | Amaurornis bicolor | Rare |
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla | Winter visitor |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | Very rare winter visitor |
| Ruddy-breasted Crake | Porzana fusca | |
| Band-bellied Crake | Porzana paykullii | Very rare winter visitor |
| White-browed Crake | Porzana cinerea | |
| Watercock | Gallicrex cinerea | Summer visitor and resident |
| Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | Winter visitor |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand