Striped Crake

It is found in Algeria, Cameroon, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Striped Crake is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Striped Crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is the only species in the genus Aenigmatolimnas. It is found in Algeria, Cameroon, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Aenigmatolimnas marginalis. More

Striped Crake record for Gauteng. More

Striped crake, along the Levhuvu River near Pafuri in the Kruger National Park. Distribution of Striped crake in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2. More

Striped Crake Porzana marginalis = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

* Striped Crake, Aenigmatolimnas marginalis * Genus Cyanolimnas (Zapata Rail) * Zapata Rail, Cyanolimnas cerverai * Genus Neocrex (2 species) * Colombian Crake, Neocrex colombianus * Paint-billed Crake, Neocrex erythrops * Genus Pardirallus (3 species) * Spotted Rail, Pardirallus maculatus More

Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis = Described by: Hartlaub (1857) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Porzana marginalis Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Wc. Africa. E. tropical Africa. Two main populations; N. Ivory Coast irregularly e. in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and s. to coastal Congo. N. and e. Zaire and e. Uganda to w., c. and s. More

Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai Colombian Crake Neocrex colombiana Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus Chestnut Rail Eulabeornis castaneoventris Invisible Rail Habroptila wallacii Papuan Flightless Rail Megacrex inepta Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri More

Striped Crake | Aenigmatolimnas marginalis ... Striped Flufftail | Sarothrura affinis ... White-winged Flufftail | Sarothrura ayresi ... Corn Crake | Crex crex ... Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni ... African Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis ... The reference for the information following is "Roberts Birds of Southern Africa", 7th Edition * edited by PAR Hockey, WRJ Dean and PG Ryan, published by "The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. More

and Striped Crake has been seen. As you walk down next to the big pond listen out for Sedge Warbler in summer. Look carefully whenever you encounter shallow water, particularly when you see or hear moorhen, Hottentot Teal or Three-banded Plover as these are often found together with Baillon's Crake. Listen out for Red-chested Flufftail and the harsh “kek kek kek” call of Little Bittern. Greater Painted-snipe are sometimes found in this area. More