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Common Name

Baillons Crake

Alternate Names

Marsh Crake, Tiny Crake

Common Type

Crake

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Rallidae

Genus

Zapornia

Species

pusilla

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Baillons Crake Madagascar,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Swamps and wet areas

Distribution and Range

Breed in Palearctic areas across Europ and Asia; winter in e Africa and s Asia. Resident in s Africa and Australia.

Food

Probe in the mud or shallow water for insects and aquatic animals.

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Field Notes:

This bird is named after French naturalist Louis Antoine Francois Baillon. Are very secretive in the breeding season, and are then mostly heard rather than seen with a rattling call like that of the edible frog, or perhaps garganey. They can be easier to see on migration or when wintering.

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