Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla [Pallas, 1776] |
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family: Rallidae |
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BTO Codes:
VC, BAICR
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EURING No: 4110 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Former Breeder, Accidental
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Subspecies:
intermedia recorded in Britain (of 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 35 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 43 g
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Scientific name from:
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Italian (Venetian) name sporzana for smaller rails and L.: pusillus=very small |
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World Distribution:
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s&c Europe, n Africa, s&c Asia, e Africa, Australasia |
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Habitat:
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Marsh, swamp, riparian scrub |
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Diet:
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Omnivorous, but mostly aquatic insects |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Suffolk, pre 1819
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
15
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Clyde
(1893),
Highland
(1910),
Shetland
(2001),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1882),
Durham
(1989),
East Yorkshire
(1892),
North Yorkshire
(1970),
West Yorkshire
(1970),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1886),
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1821),
Leicestershire
(1970),
Nottinghamshire
(1921),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(1858),
Essex
(1891),
Hertfordshire
(1891),
Norfolk
(1874),
Suffolk
(1842),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1972),
Hampshire
(1990),
Isle of Wight
(1943),
Kent
(2001),
Greater London
(1874),
Surrey
(1874),
East Sussex
(1992),
West Sussex
(1900),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1995),
Devon
(1995),
Dorset
(1893),
Somerset
(1912),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1990),
Glamorgan
(1976),
Meirionnydd
(1990),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Rhegen Baillon |
| Danish: Dværgrørvagtel | Dutch: Kleinst waterhoen |
| Finnish: Kääpiöhuitti | French: Marouette de Baillon |
| German: Zwergsumpfhuhn | Hungarian: Törpe vízicsibe |
| Icelandic: Dvergrella | Irish: Gearr Baillon |
| Italian: Schiribilla grigiata | Norwegian: Dvergrikse |
| Polish: Karliczka | Portuguese: Franga-d'água-pequena |
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Spanish:
Polluela chica
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Swedish: Dvärgsumphöna |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Taylor, B. & van Perlo, B. 1998 Rails Pica Press, Sussex [598.554 TAY] | |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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