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Little Crake

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Stable

Alternate Names

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Native Habitat

Swampy Reed-beds

Diet

Insects

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Little Crake

Zapornia parva

The little crake is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its breeding habitat is reed beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and just into western Asia. This species is migratory, wintering in Africa.

Regional Names
  • Marathi:
    छोटी फटाकडी, चिमण फटाकडी
  • Tamil:
    சின்னக் காணான் கோழி
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Taxanomy

GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE
Zapornia parva