Baillon's Crake / Zapornia pusilla LC
- Synonyms Marsh Crake, Pygmy crake, Baillons Crake, African Spotted Crake, Lesser Spotted Crake, Koitareke, Dwarf Rail, Tiny Crake
- Old latin name for bird Porzana pusilla, Porzana pussila, Rallus pusillus
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Where to see Baillon's Crake
- Breeding region Africa, Australasia, Eurasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Chad
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Baillon's Crake subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zapornia pusilla affinis | North, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand); formerly Chatham Is. (e of South I.) | - | No |
| Zapornia pusilla intermedia | w Europe to Asia Minor; n, e, s Africa and Madagascar | Africa | No |
| Zapornia pusilla mayri | wc, ec New Guinea | - | No |
| Zapornia pusilla mira | Borneo | - | No |
| Zapornia pusilla palustris | se New Guinea and Australia (except ne, sc, Tasmania) | - | No |
| Zapornia pusilla pusilla | e Europe to c, e Asia | s, se Asia to s China, Philippines and Indonesian Arch. | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinriethaan |
| Albanian | Porzana e vogël |
| Arabic | المرعة الصغيرة دجاجة عدي, مرعة بيلونية, المرعة الصغيرة |
| Armenian | Գաճաճ Ճահճահովվիկ, [Gachach Chahchahovvik ] |
| Azerbaijani | Cırtdan təqibçi, cırtdan porzan, Cırtdan |
| Bashkir | һыу себеше |
| Basque | Uroilanda txiki, Uroilanda txikia, Rasclet |
| Belarusian | Пагоніч-крошка |
| Bengali | বেইলনের গুরগুরি, হফিআরমনয গুযগুচয |
| Breton | Rakig korr, Ar rakig korr |
| Bulgarian | Малка пъструшка |
| Catalan | Rasclet, rasclet europeu, Picardona, Rasclet menut |
| Chinese | 小田鸡 , 小秧雞, 小田鸡, [xiao yang-ji], 小田雞, [xiao tian-ji] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小田雞, 小秧雞〔小田雞〕, 小秧雞 |
| Chuvash | пĕчĕкçĕ шыв автанĕ, вĕтĕ шывавтань |
| Croatian | Štijoka kusica, mala štijoka |
| Czech | Chřástal nejmenši, chřástal nejmenší, chøástal nejmenší, Chrástal nejmenší |
| Danish | Dværgrørvagtel |
| Dutch | Kleinste waterhoen, Kleinst Waterhoen, Dwergwaterral |
| Esperanto | marĉa porzano, Nana porzano, pigmea porzano |
| Estonian | värbhuik |
| Faroese | Dvørgsmetta |
| Finnish | Kääpiöhitti, kääpiöhuitti |
| French | Râle de Baillon, Marouette de Baillon, Porzane de Baillon, Poule d'eau naine |
| Frisian | Dwerchreidhintsje |
| Galician | Poliña anana, Rasclet, Poliña pequena |
| Georgian | ჭაობის პაწაწა ქათამურა, პაწაწა ქათამურა |
| German | Zwergsumpfhuhn, Zwergralle |
| Greek | Ναvoπoυλάδα, Βαλτοπουλλάδα, Νανοπουλάδα |
| Hebrew | ברודית גמדית |
| Hungarian | Törpe vízicsibe, törpevízicsibe |
| Icelandic | Dvergrella |
| Indonesian | Burung Tikusan Kerdil, Burung Tikusan Kaki Kuning, Tikusan kaki kuning, Tikusan kerdil |
| Irish | Gearr Baillon, Crág abhacach |
| Italian | Schiribilla grigiata |
| Japanese | ヒメクイナ |
| Kazakh | Титтей тартар, кішкентай тартар |
| Korean | 쇠뜸부기 |
| Latvian | ceru ormanītis |
| Lithuanian | mažoji švygžda, Nykštukinė vištelė, Mažoji vištelė |
| Luxembourgish | Zwergrall |
| Macedonian | Мала блатна (Патуљаста) кокошка, мала барска кокошка |
| Malagasy | Birindrano |
| Malay | Sintar Kecil, Burung Sintar Kecil |
| Malayalam | ചെറിയ നെല്ലിക്കോഴി |
| Maltese | Gallozz tal-Faxxi |
| Manx | Eean raip Baillon, Eean raip beg |
| Maori | Koitareke |
| Mongolian | Оодон түнжгэр, Оодон түнжүүр, хурган түнжгэр |
| Nepali | झिली |
| Northern Sami | Deaggajeaggevuonccis |
| Norwegian | dvergrikse |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Dvergrikse |
| Persian | یلوه نوکسبز, یلوۀ نوکسبز, یلوه نوک سبز |
| Polish | karliczka, karliczka (zwyczajna) |
| Portuguese | franga-d'água-pequena, franga d'água pequena |
| Romanian | Cresteţ mic, Cresteț mic, Cresteț cenuşiu, Cresteţ cenuşiu |
| Romansh | Pulsauna nanina |
| Russian | Pogonysh-kroshka, Погоныш-крошка |
| Serbian | Патулјасти барски петлиц, Patuljasti barski petlic, Птаулjaсти барски петлич, Mali barski petlić, mali barski petlic |
| Shona | Nhapata |
| Slovak | Chriašteľ najmenší, chriašť najmenší, chriašteľ najmenšâ, chriašť najmenšâ |
| Slovenian | pritlikava tukalica |
| Spanish | Polluela chica |
| Swahili | Kiluwiri Mdogo |
| Swedish | dvärgsumphöna |
| Tatar | нәни кугыч |
| Thai | นกอัญชันเล็ก |
| Turkish | Küçük Suyelvesi, Титтей тартар, Küçük sutavuğu, Cüce Benekli Suyelvesi, Küçük Sutavuşu |
| Turkmen | jüýje ýelwe |
| Ukrainian | Курочка-крихітка, погонич-крихітка |
| Uzbek | митти погониш |
| Vietnamese | Cuốc lùn, Chim Cuốc lùn |
| Welsh | Rhegen Baillon |
| Xhosa | Isazenza |
| Zulu | isiZinzi |