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;[[:Category:Porzana|Porzana]] pusilla | ;[[:Category:Porzana|Porzana]] pusilla | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Rufous-brown above with black marks | *Rufous-brown above with black marks | ||
*White loopy streaks on wing coverts | *White loopy streaks on wing coverts | ||
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From [[Europe]] and [[Africa]] to east [[Asia]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]]. | From [[Europe]] and [[Africa]] to east [[Asia]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:23548539166 0ca53311a5 k.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|zykoay|zykoay}}<br />Perdana Botanical Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, [[Malaysia]], December 2015]] |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
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Walks or runs. | Walks or runs. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists mostly of aquatic insects and larvae. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
They nest in a dry location in wet sedge bogs, laying 4-8 eggs. | They nest in a dry location in wet sedge bogs, laying 4-8 eggs. | ||
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''[[Media:Porzana pusilla (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Porzana pusilla (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 7 December 2015
- Porzana pusilla
Identification
17–19 cm (6¾-7½)
- Rufous-brown above with black marks
- White loopy streaks on wing coverts
- Underparts and cheeks grey
- Flanks, belly and undertail coverts have black and white barring
- Greyish-pink to olive-brown legs
- Long toes
- Dull green bill
- Red eyes
- Narrow white leading edge on outer wing
Juvenile: lacks the grey cheeks and underparts, which are a rather dirty brown.
Similar Species
The Little Crake has no white streaks on the wing coverts.
Distribution
From Europe and Africa to east Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies1:
- P. p. intermedia - Europe to Asia Minor, eastern and southern Africa and Madagascar
- P. p. pusilla - Central and eastern Asia; winters to India, Malaya and the Philippines
- P. p. mira - Known from a 1912 specimen from Borneo
- P. p. mayri - Known from 4 specimens from New Guinea
- P. p. palustris - Eastern New Guinea, southern Australia (winters to north); accidental Tasmania
- P. p. affinis - New Zealand and Chatham Islands
Habitat
Sedge beds. Areas of low, dense vegetation and small pools.
Behaviour
Very secretive bird.
Flight
Weak flight, with dangling legs.
Walks or runs.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of aquatic insects and larvae.
Breeding
They nest in a dry location in wet sedge bogs, laying 4-8 eggs.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Porzana pusilla (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
- Wikipedia
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baillon's Crake. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baillon%27s_Crake
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