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  7. White-browed Crake
White-browed Crake
Photo · By JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13790121

BirdUp · Species

White-browed Crake

Poliolimnas cinereus(Vieillot, 1819)

Updated 11 April 2026

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Native
Order
GRUIFORMES
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Poliolimnas

At a glance

The White-browed Crake is a small bird, about 18–20 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.

Size
18–20 cm
Conservation status
Least Concern
Origin
Native
  • Identification
  • Where
  • Behaviour

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a White-browed Crake look like?

The White-browed Crake is a small bird, about 18–20 cm long and weighing 43–63 g.

The white-browed crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, India, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
18–20 cm
Weight
43–62.5 g
Wingspan
26 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a White-browed Crake eat?

The White-browed Crake feeds on seeds, foliage/herbs, terrestrial invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the White-browed Crake live in Australia?

The White-browed Crake is native to Australia.

Breeding range
OR, AU : north-east India, south south-east Asia, Malay Pen., Indonesian Arch. and Philippines, New Guinea and some satellites, north Australia to west-central Polynesia