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Little Crake

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Little Crake

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Also known as Porzana parva, Zapornia parva

species of bird

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The Little Crake (*Zapornia parva*) is a species of bird classified within the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. Its scientific name was established by Scopoli in 1769, and the taxon is currently accepted. The species has a wingspan of 36.5 and a mass of 7.9. It inhabits freshwater environments and is also referred to by the common names Kleinsumpfhuhn, Polluela bastarda, and Europese Kleinriethaan.

The taxon range for the Little Crake includes Africa and Burkina Faso. According to the 2025 IUCN Red List assessment, the species holds a conservation status of Least Concern. The average litter size is recorded as 7.9.

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Species

Least Concern

little crake

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderGruiformes
  4. FamilyRallidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Zapornia
Mass
7.9
Image
Zapornia parva Porzana parva.jpg
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Zapornia parva
Commons category
Zapornia parva
wingspan
36.5
litter size
7.9
short name
Z. parva
taxon range
Burkina Faso
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon common name
little crake
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Encyclopedic overview

Porzana parva Eggs of little crake The little crake (Zapornia parva) is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae. parva is Latin for "small". This species was long included in the genus Porzana.

Its breeding habitat is reed beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and just into western Asia. This species is migratory, wintering in Africa.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Little Crake” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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