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Brief #
A mainly brown crake with blue-grey face and underparts.
Description #
Has a short straight bill, yellow with a red base. They have green legs with long toes, and a short tail which is barred black and white underneath. Adult males have mainly brown upperparts and blue-grey face and underparts. They resemble the sympatric Baillon's crake (P. pusilla), which has strongly barred flanks and is a little smaller. Females have buff underparts, and are grey only on the face. Immature little crakes are similar to the female but have a white face and breast.
Measurements #
Length: 17 - 20 cm
Wingspan: 34 - 39 cm
Weight: 30 - 72 g
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