Species Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) (Black crake)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Aves
  • --- order: Gruiformes
  • ---- family: Rallidae
  • ----- species: Amaurornis flavirostra
Characteristics:omnivore; body-length: 20 cm; black plumage; yellow bill; red legs and eyes
Countries:

BW
Botswana
ET
Ethiopia
GH
Ghana
GM
Gambia
KE
Kenya
LR
Liberia
NG
Nigeria
SN
Senegal
TG
Togo
TZ
Tanzania, United Republic of
UG
Uganda
ZA
South Africa
ZM
Zambia
Ecoregions:

AT0101
Albertine Rift montane forests
AT0108
East African montane forests
AT0111
Eastern Guinean forests
AT0112
Ethiopian montane forests
AT0114
Guinean montane forests
AT0115
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
AT0130
Western Guinean lowland forests
AT0705
East Sudanian savanna
AT0707
Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
AT0711
Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
AT0713
Sahelian Acacia savanna
AT0714
Serengeti volcanic grasslands
AT0715
Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
AT0716
Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
AT0721
Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic
AT0722
West Sudanian savanna
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT0907
Zambezian flooded grasslands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1007
Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands
AT1008
Ethiopian montane moorlands
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
AT1013
Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands
AT1401
Central African mangroves
AT1403
Guinean mangroves
Links:
References:Sinclair 1994: 104
Source: wikimedia
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