Baillon's Crake

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Porzana pusilla

Up to 18 cm. Short straight bill, which is green. Upperparts brown, with some white markings. Under parts and face blue-grey. Rear flanks barred black and white. Green legs. Long toes. Short tail, barred underneath.

Details
Type
Bird
Group
Animals
Crake
Biology

Nest is a shallow cup or platform of vegetation placed close to water on a grass tussock or in soft grass. Occasionally the nest may be floating or anchored to vegetation in water, or placed in or under low bushes.

Distinctive Markings

Plump bird. Rounded wings.

Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Porzana
Species
pusilla

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Baillon's Crake's are very secretive in the breeding season and are mostly heard rather than seen.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Carnivore. Feeds on insects.

Habitat

Found in damp grasslands and freshwater, brackish or saline marshy wetlands, with permanent and temporary.

Native Status
Native to Australia
Audio
Sounds
Rattling call.