Chennai: A bird known for staying out of sight was spotted by a group of bird watchers at a lake in Kancheepuram district. The spotted crake, known for its secretive nature and affinity for wetland ...

Birdwatchers at the London Wetland Centre in Barnes were shocked when a rare bird they had come to watch was devoured by a sparrowhawk in front of their eyes. The spotted crake, a diminutive member of ...

A little bird lost is causing a huge flutter. More than 600 people, some from as far as Cape Town, have come to Johannesburg to get a glimpse of a bird that is not quite the size of a chicken.The bird ...

Residents of Gurugram are in for a treat with migratory birds starting to arrive in the city much before the onset of winter. At least 120 species of the winged migrants have recently been spotted by ...

The Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla), or Marsh crake is a very small water bird of the family Rallidae, which are 16–18 cm in length, and have a short straight bill, yellow or green without a red ...

The Slaty-legged crake, a secretive and shy bird, was recently spotted by a group of wildlife enthusiasts during a nature walk in Mumbai’s Aarey forest. Known for its crepuscular behaviour (animals ...

Two rare and elusive birds, Ruddy-breasted Crake and Baillon’s Crake, were spotted at Kannankurichi Lake by bird watchers, here on Thursday. The programme was organised by Tamil Birds Group as part of ...

A rare winter visitor to the northern stretches of south Asia, Spotted Crake ( Porzana porzana), has been spotted at Thottappally in Alappuzha district. Birdwatchers believe that this is the first ...

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