Australian crake
| Australian crake | |
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| In Victoria, Australia | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Porzana |
| Species: | P. fluminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Porzana fluminea Gould, 1843 | |
The Australian crake, also known as Australian spotted crake, (Porzana fluminea) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is endemic to Australia, where its natural habitat is dense reedbeds, shallow open water and mudflats or floating vegetation in fresh or salt water wetlands including lakes, swamps and salt-marsh. Can also be found far from water.[1]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Porzana fluminea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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