Australian Crake

Porzana fluminea

Least Concern

The Australian Crake is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of Australia and nearby islands. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family

Rallidae

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Australian Crake Range — Resident or seasonal range in Australia and nearby islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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