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Birds and Butterflies of Rhodes
RODOPTERA
Porzana porzana
Spotted crake. Greek: στικτοπουλάδα. Pera River, Afandou, April 2022.
Rare passage migrant. Length 19-22 cm, wingspan 37-42 cm. Sexes similar. Distinctive yellow bill with reddish base, sturdy green legs with long toes. River mouths with extensive reed beds. Forages by probing with bill in mud, picking up food by sight, takes aquatic animals, insects. Very secretive, rarely seen.
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