Albania (B), Algeria, Armenia (B), Austria (B), Azerbaijan (B) (P), Bahrain, Belarus (B), Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B), Bulgaria (B) (P), China (mainland) (B), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B), Cyprus, Czech Republic (B), Egypt, Estonia (B), Ethiopia, Finland (B), France (B), Georgia (B), Germany (B), Greece (B) (NB) (P), Hungary (B) (NB), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Iraq (P), Israel, Italy (B) (P), Jordan (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan (B), Latvia (B), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania (B), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Malta, Mauritania, Moldova [Republic of] (B) (NB), Montenegro (B), Morocco, Netherlands Antilles (B), Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Poland (B), Qatar, Romania (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia (B), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B), Slovenia (B), Spain (B) (NB), Sudan, Sweden (B), Switzerland (B), Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey (B), Ukraine (B) (NB) (P), Uzbekistan (B), Yemen, Zambia.
Vagrant to Afghanistan, Cape Verde, Denmark, Eritrea, Gambia, Ireland, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Niger, Norway, Portugal, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.
Locally in Europe eastern across Transcaucasus, south-eastern Transcaspia, western Tadjikistan, Kazakhstan and western Xinjiang (Tien Shan and Tarim Basin east to Lop Nur), north-western China. Winters from Mediterranean south to western Africa (Senegal, Niger, Nigeria) and eastern Africa (Uganda, Kenya), and east through Arabia to western Pakistan and north-western India.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).
Little Crake (Zapornia parva) [XC597743]
by Uku Paal from Pohr\u00e1novsk\u00fd rybn\u00edk, Poland (call)
Little Crake (Zapornia parva) [XC574624]
by \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0421\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0432 from Saalekreis (near Leuna), Saxony-Anhalt, Poland (call)
Nest
A shallow cup on a raised tussock, in thick, waterside vegetation.
Eggs (Guide)
7 - 9; glossy, yellow-buff with brown spots and blotches.
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Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
BirdLife International Species Factsheet