spotted crake

Related to spotted crake: Porzana porzana

spotted crake

(Animals) a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings

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spotted crake - Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes

Porzana porzana

crake - any of several short-billed Old World rails

genus Porzana, Porzana - spotted crakes

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