[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Rallus elegans | [UK] King Rail | [FR] Rascon real | [DE] Konigs-Wasserlaufer | [ES] Rascon Elegante | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Rallus elegans NA, MA e, c Rallus elegans elegans e Canada, ne USA Rallus elegans ramsdeni Cuba […]
Category: Gruiformes
Little Crake (Porzana parva)
[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Porzana parva | [UK] Little Crake | [FR] Marouette poussin | [DE] Kleines Sumpfhuhn | [ES] Polluela Bastarda | [NL] Klein Waterhoen Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Marked sexual dimorphism in plumage. Male has blue-grey face and underparts, with narrow white bars on rear flanks and black and […]
Purple Swamp-hen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Porphyrio porphyrio | [UK] Purple Swamp-hen | [FR] Taleve sultane | [DE] Purpurhuhn | [ES] Calamon comun | [NL] Purperkoet Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Very large ponderous rail, much larger than all other congeners except flightless Takahe in […]
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
[order] OTIDIFORMES | [family] Otididae | [latin] Otis tarda | [UK] Great Bustard | [FR] Grande Outarde | [DE] Grosstrappe | [ES] Avutarda Europea | [NL] Grote Trap Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Ardeotis tarda Otis tarda EU ec, wc Otis tarda dybowskii Mongolia to e Siberia and […]
Crested Coot (Fulica cristata)
[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Fulica cristata | [UK] Crested Coot | [FR] Foulque a crete | [DE] Kammblasshuhn | [ES] Focha cornuda | [NL] Knobbelmeerkoet Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Only slightly bulkier than Coot but with wings and often neck c. 10% […]
Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
[order] OTIDIFORMES | [family] Otididae | [latin] Tetrax tetrax | [UK] Little Bustard | [FR] Outarde canepetiere | [DE] Zwergtrappe | [ES] Sison Menor | [NL] Kleine Trap Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Mesitornis tetrax Tetrax tetrax Tetrax tetrax Tetrax tetrax EU w, c n AF Physical charateristics […]
American Coot (Fulica americana)
[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Fulica americana | [UK] American Coot | [FR] Foulque d’Amerique | [DE] Amerikanisches Blasshuhn | [ES] | [NL] Amerikaanse Meerkoet Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Fulica americana NA, MA widespread, also Hawaiian Islands and n SA Fulica americana americana se Alaska […]
Baillons Crake (Porzana pusilla)
[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Porzana pusilla | [UK] Baillons Crake | [FR] Marouette de Baillon | [DE] Zwerg-Sumpfhuhn | [ES] Polluela Chica | [NL] Kleinst Waterhoen Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Porzana pusilla EU, AF, OR, AU widespread Porzana pusilla affinis New Zealand, Chatham Is. […]
Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostra)
[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Amaurornis flavirostra | [UK] Black Crake | [FR] Rale a bec jaune | [DE] | [ES] Polluela Negra Africana | [NL] Zwart Porseleinhoen Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics An all black marsh bird that has rounded wings, long, slender and red legs and toes, and a short thick […]
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Gruidae | [latin] Grus canadensis | [UK] Sandhill Crane | [FR] Grue du Canada | [DE] Kanadakranich | [ES] Grulla Canadiense | [NL] Prairie-kraanvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Grus canadensis NA widespread to nc Mexico Grus canadensis canadensis ne Siberia through Alaska and […]