Archive for the ‘Rallidae’ Category

• Coot

  Oct 29 | Coots, Rails+ | Little Stint | 51 Views | with Comments Off on Coot

  Coot – Fulica atra – also on this site called – Eurasian coot &#...

• Common moorhen

  Oct 29 | Moorhens, Rails+ | Little Stint | 51 Views | with Comments Off on Common moorhen

  Common moorhen – Gallinula chloropus – also on this site called – Eurasian moorhen &#...

• Moorhen

  Oct 29 | Moorhens, Rails+ | Little Stint | 46 Views | with Comments Off on Moorhen

  Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus – also on this site called – Eurasian moorhen &#...

• Striped crake

  Aug 7 | Crakes, Rails+ | Little Stint | 150 Views | with Comments Off on Striped crake

  Striped crake – Amaurornis marginalis – or Aenigmatolimnas marginalis – is a small resident/migratory African crake of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It has two populations in s s...

• Lesser moorhen

  Mar 31 | Moorhens, Rails+ | Little Stint | 196 Views | with Comments Off on Lesser moorhen

  Lesser moorhen – Paragallinula angulata – is a small resident African rail of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It is widely resident over s s Africa. In the AWB Region, it is resident to...

• African swamphen

  Mar 31 | Rails+, Swamphens | Little Stint | 215 Views | with Comments Off on African swamphen

  African swamphen – Porphyrio madagascariensis – is a large resident African rail of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It is resident in s s Africa and the Nile Valley of Egypt. In the AWB...

• Ruddy-breasted crake

  Mar 31 | Crakes, Rails+ | Little Stint | 212 Views | with Comments Off on Ruddy-breasted crake

  Ruddy-breasted crake – Zapornia fusca – is a mid-sized migratory/resident Asian shorebird of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It is found across S, SE and E Asia from Pakistan to Japan, it...

• Allen’s gallinule

  Aug 11 | Gallinules, Rails+ | Little Stint | 556 Views | with Comments Off on Allen’s gallinule

  The Allen’s gallinule – Porphyrio alleni or Lesser gallinule is a small resident rail of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It is native to s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is found in...

• Western swamphen

  Aug 11 | Rails+, Swamphens | Little Stint | 657 Views | with Comments Off on Western swamphen

  The Western swamphen – Porphyrio porphyrio or Purple swamphen is a large sized rail of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It is resident around the coasts of the western Mediterranean. In the AWB...

• Baillon’s crake

  Jul 19 | Crakes, Rails+ | Little Stint | 1655 Views | with No Comments

  The Baillon’s crake – Zapornia pusilla or Marsh crake is a small rail species of Type – marshfowl, Family Rallidae and Order Gruiformes. It is widely but thinly distributed across Europe but its main breeding...