Zapornia pusilla
Baillon's Crake at Splitters Creek, NSW
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| Zapornia pusilla | MatthewFrawley | 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Gallirallus philippensis | CarbonAI | 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Zapornia pusilla | KylieWaldon | 3 Dec 2023 |
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User's notes
The one over the far side looked more immature than the one on the closer bank. Never seen this species in the wild before.
2 comments
3 Dec 2023
Yeah, especially with an Australian Spotted Crake feeding so close to it for scale!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.848490-36.071523
- Places Splitters Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2023 07:06 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga 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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