Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea) - HBW 3, p. 185
French: Marouette d'Australie
German: Flußsumpfhuhn
Spanish: Polluela Australiana
Other common names: Australian Spotted/Water Crake
Taxonomy: Porzana fluminea Gould, 1843, New South Wales.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia and Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird walking on the ground looking for food. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird walking on the ground and calling. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird swimming and calling and then scratching its head. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 2 years ago 34 sec 4.6 -
Pair of tame birds foraging around an ornamental lake Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Tom Tarrant 12 January 2013 18 weeks ago 41 sec 4.5 -
Adult foraging. Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 18 December 2012 21 weeks ago 46 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird walking and looking around. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 4.4
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Adult feeding on the edge of a pond
Locality Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 24 November 2012 25 weeks ago 4.4 -
Feeding on muddy edges of drying Lake
Locality Boort, Victoria, Australia
Mat Gilfedder 26 February 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
bird feeding on muddy bank
Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2013 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
bird feeding on muddy bank
Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2013 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult bird on muddy bank
Locality Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2013 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult feeding one of her chicks
Locality Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 17 November 2012 24 weeks ago 4.1
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Alarm calls of several birds. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Contact calls of several birds. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 2 years ago 4
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