Australian crake

The Australian crake, also known as Australian spotted crake, (Porzana fluminea) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Australia, where its natural habitat is dense reedbeds, shallow open water and mudflats or floating vegetation in fresh or salt water wetlands including lakes, swamps and salt-marsh. Can also be found far from water.[1]

Australian crake
In Victoria, Australia

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Porzana
Species:
P. fluminea
Binomial name
Porzana fluminea
Gould, 1843

Description

The Australian crake measures 19 to 23 cm (7.5–9.1 in) in length and weighs between 50–75 g (1.8–2.6 oz), with females averaging a little lighter than males. The wingspan is 27 to 33 cm (11–13 in).[2] It is blue-gray with a brown back speckled white and yellow feet and beak. The female is duller than the male.[3]

Diet

It eats seeds, insects, molluscs, crustaceans and spiders.[4]

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References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Porzana fluminea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Taylor, B. (2019). Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53660 on 20 February 2019).
  3. "Australian spotted crake". Birdlife Australia.
  4. "Australian spotted crake". BIRDS IN BACKYARDS.


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