---
title: "Australian Crake"
description: "Porzana fluminea — Uccelli. The Australian crake (Porzana fluminea), also known as Australian spotted crake, or spotted crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/australian-crake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Crake

> Porzana fluminea — Uccelli. The Australian crake (Porzana fluminea), also known as Australian spotted crake, or spotted crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Porzana fluminea*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1907
- Wikidata: [Q1273794](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1273794)
- iNaturalist taxon: [156](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/156)

## Names

- en: Australian Crake
- de: Flusssumpfhuhn
- es: Polluela Australiana
- fr: Marouette d'Australie
- nl: Australisch porseleinhoen
- pt: Sanã-ribeirinha
- pl: Kureczka australijska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1883)

## Summary

The Australian crake (Porzana fluminea), also known as Australian spotted crake, or spotted crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the only species of Australian crake in the genus Porzana.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_crake

## Photo

![Australian Crake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-crake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erik Schiff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329702971

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-crake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).