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Spotless Crake

Zapornia tabuensis

Least Concern
Envergadura
16,1 cm
Peso
42,25 g
Familia
Rallidae
Orden
Gruiformes

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Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a small 17–20 cm, dark crake of the Pacific and Australasia. Uniform dark slate-grey with brown back; red eye and reddish bill base; no spotting. Inhabits freshwater and brackish marshes, sedge swamps, and dense reed beds from New Guinea and Australia east through Polynesia. Secretive.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 16,1 cm 6.3 in
Peso 42,25 g 1.49 oz

Habitat & Range

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 19-22 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2-6

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
Familia Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus Zapornia
Especies Zapornia tabuensis

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Spotless Crake endangered?
The Spotless Crake has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Spotless Crake nest?
Nest type: CP. Incubation: 19-22 days.
How big is the Spotless Crake?
The Spotless Crake has a wingspan of 16.1 cm, weight of 42.25 g.
What order and family does the Spotless Crake belong to?
The Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) belongs to the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae.

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