Overview
The spotted Crake have a yellow short straight bill. They are mostly brown with a blue to gray breast and a white spotted flank.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Bird
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Porzana
- Species
- porzana
Habitat
Shallow freshwater wetlands with dense grass and damp meadows.
Diet
Insects and aquatic animals.
Behavior
They nest in a dry location in marsh vegetation, laying 6–15 eggs. These birds probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. Spotted crakes are very secretive in the breeding season, and are then mostly heard rather than seen. They are then noisy birds, with a distinctive repetitive whiplash-like hwuit, hwuit call. They can be easier to see on migration.
Hunting
More information needed.
Conservation Status
Listed as Least Concern by IUCN.