Species that are closely related to the Corncrake Results 1 - 20
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Henderson crake (Porzana atra)
The Henderson crake is the last surviving species of flightless rail (member of the Rallidae family) in Polynesia, and occurs on o...  More  2 Images  3 Videos
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Weka (Gallirallus australis)
The weka, a famously inquisitive and feisty bird, is a member of the rail family Rallidae; a group of ground dwelling birds, some ...  More  24 Images  2 Videos
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Rufous-faced crake (Laterallus xenopterus)
This small, but distinctive bird is a member of the rail family Rallidae, a group of ground-dwelling birds, and gets its common na...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Aldabra rail (Dryolimnas aldabranus)
The Aldabra rail is the last surviving flightless bird in the western Indian Ocean. It has a slender build, with a long, fairly s...  More  5 Images  1 Video
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Coot (Fulica atra)
The coot, Britain's largest rail species, is a plump water bird; it has a greyish body, a black head, and a white bill, above whic...  More  21 Images  6 Videos
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Laysan crake (Porzana palmeri)
The Laysan crake went extinct in 1944 following human disturbance and the introduction of non-native species. It was brown on the ...  More  5 Images  1 Video
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Baillon’s crake (Porzana pusilla)
Information on the Baillon’s crake is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Inaccessible rail (Atlantisia rogersi)
Species information for the inaccessible rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  1 Video
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Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
By far the most conspicuous feature of the Okinawa rail is the vivid red colour of its bill and legs, which provide an exciting co...  More  2 Images  1 Video
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Caribbean coot (Fulica caribaea)
Information on the Caribbean coot is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)
Information on the Calayan rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
This unique flightless bird is roughly the size of a hen, making it the world's largest rail. It has a stocky body with stout red...  More  12 Images  15 Videos
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Gough moorhen (Gallinula comeri)
The Gough moorhen is a medium-sized, thickset, almost flightless bird that resembles the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) but ...  More  10 Images  2 Videos
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Sakalava rail (Amaurornis olivieri)
Since its discovery in 1929, the rare and extremely shy Sakalava rail has been recorded on only a handful of occasions. This small...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Madagascar rail (Rallus madagascariensis)
Found only in the wetlands of eastern Madagascar, the Madagascar rail is a secretive bird that is rarely found in the open. Its pl...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Austral rail (Rallus antarcticus)
Information on the Austral rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Plain-flanked rail (Rallus wetmorei)
Information on the plain-flanked rail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Rouget’s rail (Rougetius rougetii)
A secretive and terrestrial bird, like other rails, Rouget’s rail has olive-brown upperparts and cinnamon-reddish-orange underpart...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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Lord Howe Island woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris)
The Lord Howe woodhen, or Lord Howe rail, gets its name from its island home in the southwest Pacific. This flightless bird is oli...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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