Zapornia pusilla
1 Baillon's Crake at Mogo, NSW
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| Unverified | roymcd | 14 Oct 2017 |
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User's notes
Also flushed a Latham's Snipe but didn't manage a photo.
2 comments
15 Oct 2017
I'm not familiar with Spotted but I would have thought this was Baillon's as well
16 Oct 2017
Fair enough Max. I've had a closer look and studied my new Australian Bird Guide and agree it looks more like a female Baillon's Crake.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.162230-35.754375
- Places Mogo, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2017 01:28 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
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- roymcd South Coast NatureMapr Zapornia pusilla Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Zapornia pusilla Scientific name
- Baillon's Crake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 576.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Porzana pusilla
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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