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WetlandCup nestSmall · 50 g
What the Little Crake sounds like
When to see the Little Crake
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Little Crake
The map shades 60 countries with regular records, and 8 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in India, Netherlands, South Africa, Mongolia, Luxembourg, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo.
About the Little Crake
The little crake is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae. parva is Latin for "small". This species was long included in the genus Porzana.
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Easily confused with
Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisAs an adult the spotless crake can reach a length of 17 – 20 cm; a wingspan of 26 – 29 cm; and can weigh between 40 – 50g.
Brown CrakeZapornia akoolThe brown crake, or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia.
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaThey are 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) in length, and are similar in appearance to the little crake.
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