Bird
Baillon's crake
Porzana pusilla · Rallidae · Gruiformes
Best monthsMay–Jun · Augmost records
Records9,078in 23 countries
Most seen inNetherlands5,663 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Baillon's crake in brief
The baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla) is a bird of the Rallidae family — species of bird.
Across the 23 countries we cover it has 9,078 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and August and fall to their lowest in February and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands5,663 records · best Jun, May
New Zealand1,223 records · best Mar, Nov
United Arab Emirates639 records · best Dec, Jan
Madagascar446 records · best Nov, Oct
Singapore389 records · best Jan, Dec
Oman227 records · best Nov, Feb
Cyprus223 records · best Apr, Mar
Switzerland93 records · best May, Aug
Hungary78 records · best May, Jun
Kuwait34 records · best Mar, Oct
Afghanistan17 records · best Sep, Aug
Jordan9 records · best Apr, Mar
Belarus7 records · best May, Jul
Malta6 records · best Mar, Apr
Qatar6 records · best Jan, Feb
Montenegro5 records · best Apr, May
Luxembourg3 records · best May, Jan
Moldova2 records · best Jan, Feb
North Korea2 records · best May, Jan
Bahrain2 records · best Jan, Oct
East Timor2 records · best Jan, Jun
North Macedonia1 records · best Jan, Feb
Djibouti1 records · best Sep, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Rallidae family
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