- Crecopsis egregia
Identification
23cm. Black head, brown eye, grey bill, white throat, black and white back, grey legs.
Distribution
Found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Vagrancy
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
The diet includes snails, worms and insects as well as some vegetable matter.
Monogamous. They nest in branches of a tree or shrub. 2-8 pink eggs are laid.
