Colours
Distinguishing features
Baillon's Crake has a short straight bill, yellow or green without a red base. Adults have mainly brown upperparts with some white markings, and a blue-grey face and underparts. The rear flanks are barred black and white. They have green legs with long toes, and a short tail which is barred underneath.
Immature birds are similar to the adults, but have extensively barred underparts. The downy chicks are black, as with all rails. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 16 cm to 18 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Adults
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Their breeding habitat is sedge beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and across Asia. They nest in a dry location in wet sedge bogs, laying 4-8 eggs. This species is migratory, wintering in east Africa and south Asia. It is also a resident breeder in Africa and Australasia. (Wikipedia)
Diet
These birds probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and aquatic animals. (Wikipedia)
