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Crecopsis egregia |
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Crex egregia |
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Râle d'Afrique |
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African Crake |
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Darker than its cousin the Corn Crake, this bird has white-and-black barred belly and flanks. It is distinguished from the african rail by its short bill and its lighter upperparts. |
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Not necessarily enfeoffed to water, this crake is not very common in Katanga. Migratory, it lives its habitat at the end of April before the first fires come and destruct its grassy habitat. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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