Australian crake

Australian crake
In Victoria, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Gruiformes
Family:Rallidae
Genus:Porzana
Species: P. fluminea
Binomial name
Porzana fluminea
Gould, 1843

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]

Description

It is blue-gray with a brown back speckled white and yellow feet and beak. The female is duller than the male.[2]

Diet

It eats seeds, insects, molluscs, crustaceans and spiders.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Porzana fluminea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Australian spotted crake". Birdlife Australia.
  3. ↑ "Australian spotted crake". BIRDS IN BACKYARDS.


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