New Zealand Birds | Birds | Gallery | marsh crake, Porzana pusilla
typha muelleri
. It swims well but seldom flies.
Being very shy and secretive birds, the nesting habits of the marsh crake do not appear to have been observed in New Zealand. In Australia, the nest is described as being made of rushes and acquatic plants loosely woven together and concealed in rushes growing in shallow water. There are two entrances to the nest through the vegetation enclosing it.
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
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