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Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea Gould, 1843
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Australian Crake, Porzana fluminea, is a rail of Australasia that breeds in Australia except the north and south-central parts. It was described by Gould in 1843 and belongs to the family Rallidae. It is found in dense wetland cover in marshes, swamps, estuaries and saltmarshes, with its range shaped by water conditions and able to spread inland after heavy rain. It is the only species in its genus. Its breeding season runs from August to February, and nests are placed in vegetation close to water.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Australia (except n, sc)
