1 Baillon's Crake at Mogo, NSW
Identification history
| Porzana (Porzana) pusilla | 15 Oct 2017 | Leo | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Oct 2017 | roymcd |
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User's notes
Also flushed a Latham's Snipe but didn't manage a photo.
3 comments
MaxCampbell
wrote:
15 Oct 2017
Hi Leo, I've been poring through my various field guides on this one and I still think they give the nod to Baillons Crake. In particular the photo (pg132) of a Baillons crake in "Birds of Australia" (A photographic guide) looks exactly like this sighting. The distinguishing features I see are: 1 - No red spot at the base of the bill (as in Aus Spotted). 2 - No white spotting on the back and extending down into the grey on the flanks (as in Aus Spotted). 3 - The rufous coloration on the back and neck extends down over the shoulder on the sighting photos (especially noticeable in photo 3) as in Baillons Crake. If it is a Baillons Crake then I'd think it's probably a female as there is no prominant rufous eye stripe.
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
15 Oct 2017
I'm not familiar with Spotted but I would have thought this was Baillon's as well
Leo
wrote:
16 Oct 2017
Fair enough Max. I've had a closer look and studied my new Australian Bird Guide and agree it looks more like a female Baillon's Crake.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.162230-35.754375
- Maps Mogo State Forest
- Places Mogo, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2017 01:28 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
Species information
- Zapornia pusilla Scientific name
- Baillon's Crake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 576.4m Recorded at altitude
- 89 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Porzana pusilla
