Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Little Crake

Little Crake Porzana parva

Described by: Scopoli (1769)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Italy - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Europe e. to c. Asia;
E. and s. Europe (s. Spain, s. France, n. Italy, Senne, w. Slovakia and Apaj Puszta, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, Greece, and Balkans across s. and c. Russia) e. through Transcaucasus, se. Transcaspia, w. Tadjikistan, Kazakhstan to nw. China in w. Xinjiang in the Tien Shan and Tarim Basin e. to Lop Nur. Formerly in Algeria and Egypt.
Winters s. in the Mediterranean Basin, w. Africa (Senegal, Niger and Nigeria) and e. Africa (Uganda and Kenya) e. through Arabia, w. Pakistan to nw. India.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Frans van der Veen
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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