African crake / Savannenralle (Crex egregia)
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Classification: Genus Crex; Family Rails (Rallidae)
General: The African crake (Crecopsis egregia) is a small to medium-size ground-living bird in the rail family, found in most of central to southern Africa. It is seasonally common in most of its range other than the rainforests and areas that have low annual rainfall. This crake is a partial migrant, moving away from the equator as soon as the rains provide sufficient grass cover to allow it to breed elsewhere. There have been a few records of vagrant birds reaching Atlantic islands. This species nests in a wide variety of grassland types, and agricultural land with tall crops may also be used. [more]
🔍 No documented observation