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White-browed Crake* |
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Amaurornis cinerea |
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Description (10)
Other Scientific Names
Amaurornis cinerea [Christidis and Boles (2008)]
Other Names (World)
White-browed Crake, Marsh Crake, Little Crake, White-browed Water Crake
Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
Size
15 - 20 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1819)
Derivation
Por-zä'-na - N.L., crake: cin-er'-e-a - L., cinereus, ashen
Abundance (Guide)
LC
Uncommon.
Habitat
Vegetated swamps and wetlands. Fresh and saline coastal and terrestrial wetlands, swamps, creeks, rivers, still pools, flooded areas, lakes, dams and sewerage ponds.
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia (B), Fiji, Guam (E) (B), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia [Federated States of] (B), New Caledonia, Palau (B), Papua New Guinea, Philippines (B), Samoa, Singapore (B), Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste (B) (NB), Vanuatu.
Vagrant to Hong Kong (China), Marshall Islands.
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Northern and eastern Australia, west to the Kimberley and south to about Townsville, Qld.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Probably secure.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Singly, in pairs or family groups.
Food
Leaves, seeds, slugs, worms and insects.
Voice
A chattering, cry, 'chika-chika-chika', repeated rapidly. A sharp, loud 'kekro' uttered spasmodically while feeding. A quiet 'charr-r, charr-r' uttered in alarm.
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Breeding Season (Guide)
Mainly January - May but also recorded in September - November in northern Queensland.
Nest
A platform composed of rushes or coarse grass and other herbage, lined with grass and finer materials, on the ground or over water, in swampy vegetation.
Eggs (Guide)
4 - 8, usually 5 or 6; glossy, olive-brown marked all over with fine darker specks; oval; about 28 x 20 mm. Incubation: about 21 days; by both sexes.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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