The Red-necked Crake ranges from eastern Indonesia through New Guinea to northeastern Australia. Adults are chestnut from the head to the breast.
Adults have chestnut head, neck, foremantle, and breast, with a paler chin and throat. The rest of the upperparts are dark olive-brown, and the wings and belly are barred.
It is active by day and searches damp forest floors near water, turning leaf litter for food. It mainly eats small animals such as worms and insects, and also takes seeds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.