Porzana flavirostra (Black crake)

Swartriethaan [Afrikaans]; umJekejeke, umJengejenge [Zulu]; Katukutuku (generic term for crake) [Kwangali]; Nhapata (generic name for coot, gallinule, moorhen, crake or rail) [Shona]; Hukunambu, Nkukumezane [Tsonga]; Zwart poseleinhoen [Dutch]; Râle à bec jaune [French]; Mohrenralle, Negerralle [German]; Franga-d'água-preta [Portuguese]

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Porzana flavirostra (Black crake) Porzana flavirostra (Black crake)

Black crake. [photo Tony Faria ©]

Black crake foraging. [photo Callie de Wet ©]

Distribution of Black crake in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2.  

Porzana flavirostra (Black crake)  

Black crake clutch, Sericea farm, South Africa. [photo Warwick Tarboton ©]

 


 

 

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