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| − | [[Image:African_Crake2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|MURAMURA|MURAMURA}}<br/>Photo taken: [[Queen Elizabeth National Park]], [[Uganda]] | + | [[Image:African_Crake2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|MURAMURA|MURAMURA}}<br />Photo taken: [[Queen Elizabeth National Park]], [[Uganda]], August 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Crecopsis|Crecopsis]] egregia | ;[[:Category:Crecopsis|Crecopsis]] egregia | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
23cm. Black head, brown eye, grey bill, white throat, black and white back, grey legs. | 23cm. Black head, brown eye, grey bill, white throat, black and white back, grey legs. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Found in sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | + | Found in sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': The [[Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> | |
| + | Rare '''vagrant''' to the western [[Palearctic]]: a handful of records for the [[Canary Islands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
*A monotypic species. | *A monotypic species. | ||
*Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Crex|Crex]]''. | *Sometimes placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Crex|Crex]]''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Near water and under cover of waterside vegetation or marshland. | Near water and under cover of waterside vegetation or marshland. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes snails, worms and insects as well as some vegetable matter. | The diet includes snails, worms and insects as well as some vegetable matter. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
Monogamous. They nest in branches of a tree or shrub. 2-8 pink eggs are laid. | Monogamous. They nest in branches of a tree or shrub. 2-8 pink eggs are laid. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Crecopsis+egregia}} | {{GSearch|Crecopsis+egregia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crecopsis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Crecopsis]] | ||
Revision as of 20:01, 4 June 2009
- Crecopsis egregia
Identification
23cm. Black head, brown eye, grey bill, white throat, black and white back, grey legs.
Distribution
Found in sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa: The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
Rare vagrant to the western Palearctic: a handful of records for the Canary Islands.
Taxonomy
- A monotypic species.
- Sometimes placed in the genus Crex.
Habitat
Near water and under cover of waterside vegetation or marshland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes snails, worms and insects as well as some vegetable matter.
Breeding
Monogamous. They nest in branches of a tree or shrub. 2-8 pink eggs are laid.
References
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Crake. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Crake
