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title: "Spotted Crake"
description: "Porzana porzana — Uccelli. The spotted crake (Porzana porzana) is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/spotted-crake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotted Crake

> Porzana porzana — Uccelli. The spotted crake (Porzana porzana) is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Porzana porzana*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1952
- Wikidata: [Q194024](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194024)
- iNaturalist taxon: [178](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/178)

## Names

- en: Spotted Crake
- de: Tüpfelsumpfhuhn
- es: Polluela Pintoja
- fr: Marouette ponctuée
- nl: Porseleinhoen
- pt: Franga-d'água-grande
- pl: Kropiatka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (581), IT (245), FR (149), DE (128), ES (86), UA (56), IN (39), FI (35), GB (35), AT (32), CH (25), ZA (24)

## Summary

The spotted crake (Porzana porzana) is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. The scientific name is derived from Venetian terms for small rails.
The spotted crake's breeding habitat is marshes and sedge beds across temperate Europe into western Asia. They nest in a dry location in marsh vegetation, laying 6–15 eggs. This species is migratory, wintering in Africa and Pakistan.
At 19–22.5 cm (7.5–8.9 in) length, spotted crakes are slightly smaller than water rails, from which they are readily distinguished by the short straight bill, yellow with a red base. Adults have mainly brown upperparts and blue-grey breast…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66184781

## Machine access

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