Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra - Râle à bec jaune Marouette à bec jaune

Systematics

Order
:
Gruiformes
Family
:
Rallidés
Genus
:
Zapornia
Species
:
flavirostra

Descriptor

Swainson, 1837

Biometrics

Size
: 23 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Râle à bec jaune,
Polluela negra africana,
franga-de-água-preta,
Schwarzkielralle,
mór vízicsibe,
Zwart Porseleinhoen,
Rallo nero,
korpsumphöna,
Svartrikse,
chriašť mníšsky,
chřástal žlutozobý,
Sort Rørvagtel,
mustahuitti,
Swartriethaan,
polla negra,
Sótrella,
kureczka czarna,
melnais ormanītis,
vranja tukalica,
Африканский чёрный пастушок,
アフリカクロクイナ,
黑苦恶鸟,
黑苦惡鳥,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Strea

ms/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Shrub Dominated Wetlands, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha)