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Ruddy-breasted Crake

Animals; Birds

The Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca), or Ruddy Crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae. Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across south Asia from the Indian ...

Lesser Moorhen

Animals; Birds

The Lesser Moorhen (Gallinula angulata) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Africa.

Common Moorhen

Animals; Birds

The Common Moorhen, or Common Gallinule, (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird in the Rallidae family with an almost worldwide distribution.

Black Crake

Animals; Birds

The Black Crake, Amaurornis flavirostra, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae. It breeds in most of sub-Saharan Africa except in very arid areas.

Corn Crake

Animals; Birds

The Corn Crake (Crex crex), or landrail is a small bird in the family Rallidae. It is monotypical for its genus. Its breeding habitat is not marshes as with most crakes, but, as the name implies, ...

Black Rail

Animals; Birds

The Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is a mouse-sized member of the Rallidae family of birds. It is found in scattered parts of North America and the Pacific region of South America, usually in ...

Yellow Rail

Animals; Birds

The Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis, is a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae. Their breeding habitat is wet meadows and shallow marshes across Canada east of the Rockies; also the ...

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