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White-browed Crake
Poliolimnas cinereus(Vieillot, 1819)
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- Order
- GRUIFORMES
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Poliolimnas
At a glance
The White-browed Crake is a small bird, about 18–20 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia.
- Size
- 18–20 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-browed Crake look like?
The White-browed Crake is a small bird, about 18–20 cm long and weighing 43–63 g.
The white-browed crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, India, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a White-browed Crake eat?
The White-browed Crake feeds on seeds, foliage/herbs, terrestrial invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
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