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Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
(P. p. pusilla, P. p. intermedia (subspecies uncertain))
| Armenian Name: | Գաճաճ ճահճահովվիկ |
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See Plate 22 for Baillon's Crake and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
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| Length: | 17-19 cm, Wing Span:33-37 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 101. |
| Adult: | Red-brown upperparts densely spotted with white; gray-blue below with black-and-white barred flanks and undertail coverts. Green bill, red iris; legs vary from olive-green to dull pink. |
| Juvenile: | Pale brown face, mottled gray-brown underparts, brownish iris, and usually pinkish legs. |
| Similar Species: | Little Crake, Spotted Crake. |
| Behavior: | Skulking, rarely seen away from reedbeds. |
| Habitat: | Densely vegetated ponds and rivers. |
| Food: | Aquatic insects, plants. |
