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  • Black Crake, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

  • Black Crake, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) taubera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Black Crake, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Ondřej Prosický, all rights reserved

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Colin Ralston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

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About

The black crake (Amaurornis flavirostra) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. It breeds in most of sub-Saharan Africa except in very arid areas. It undertakes some seasonal movements in those parts of its range which are subject to drought. No subspecies have been described.

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