Baillon’s Crake

Zapornia pusilla

Order:

Gruiformes

Family:

Rallidae

Size:

17-19 cm

Weight:

M 23-45 g, F 17-55 g

Taxonomy:

Z. p. pusilla (Pallas, 1776)

Short Description:

The Little Crake (Zapornia parva) is a small bird species characterized by its brown and buff plumage, with distinctive black and white markings on its face and throat. It has a relatively short, rounded tail, and its legs are adapted for wading in shallow water. Little Crakes have a secretive nature, often remaining hidden in dense vegetation near water bodies.

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In Pakistan, Baillon’s Crakes are primarily found in wetland habitats such as marshes, reedbeds, and rice paddies. They are distributed across various regions of the country, including coastal areas, riverbanks, and inland wetlands. Baillon’s Crakes prefer areas with dense vegetation and shallow water, where they can find suitable nesting sites and forage for food.

Forages on mud, probing and taking prey from surface, and in shallow water, occasionally to belly depth, immersing bill to seize prey; often forages while walking on floating vegetation and broken reeds, and while swimming. Feeds mostly on adult and larval aquatic insects; also molluscs, small crustaceans, small fish, green plant material, and seeds.