Baillon's Crake
Baillon's Crake · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 16–18 cm
- Body Mass
- 35.4 g
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 101).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 64).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
6 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Zapornia pusilla intermedia
w Europe to Asia Minor; n, e, s Africa and Madagascar
- Zapornia pusilla pusilla
e Europe to c, e Asia
- Zapornia pusilla mira
Borneo
- Zapornia pusilla mayri
wc, ec New Guinea
- Zapornia pusilla palustris
se New Guinea and Australia (except ne, sc, Tasmania)
- Zapornia pusilla affinis
North, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand); formerly Chatham Is. (e of South I.)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Zapornia pusilla
Which family does it belong to?
Rails, Crakes, Coots (Rallidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic & Africa & Oriental & Australasia: widespread
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · David Barros Cardona · CC BY-NC
