The Striped Crake is a rail with white streaks on its back and reddish underparts. It searches among seasonally flooded grassland and marsh edges, including shallow water and mud.
The dark-brown upperparts are streaked with white; the front of the underside is pale cinnamon and the rear is orange to reddish brown. Females are described as more striking than males, with a blue-grey breast and belly.
It uses seasonally flooded grassland and marsh edges, foraging through grass, mud, and shallow water. Its diet includes invertebrates, small fish, and frog tadpoles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.