Baillon's Crake

Porzana pusilla

(P. p. pusilla, P. p. intermedia (subspecies uncertain))

Armenian Name:	Գաճաճ ճահճահովվիկ

See Plate 22 for Baillon's Crake and other similar species

Resident Status:	Casual
Length:	17-19 cm, Wing Span:33-37 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 101.
Adult:	Red-brown upperparts densely spotted with white; gray-blue below with black-and-white barred flanks and undertail coverts. Green bill, red iris; legs vary from olive-green to dull pink.
Juvenile:	Pale brown face, mottled gray-brown underparts, brownish iris, and usually pinkish legs.
Similar Species:	Little Crake, Spotted Crake.
Behavior:	Skulking, rarely seen away from reedbeds.
Habitat:	Densely vegetated ponds and rivers.
Food:	Aquatic insects, plants.