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Great Nicobar Crake

Great Nicobar Crake:

A newly photographed Great Nicobar Crake, possibly a new species of the Rallina genus, has been reported from Great Nicobar Island—only the third photographic record in over a decade.The Great Nicobar Crake is a medium-sized, potentially new Water Crake species (Genus: Rallina) found only in Great Nicobar Island. It may be endemic to the Andaman & Nicobar region and shows several morphological features not seen in known Rallina species.