---
title: "Franga-d'água-pequena"
description: "Zapornia pusilla — Aves. Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla), also known as the marsh crake, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/baillon-s-crake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Franga-d'água-pequena

> Zapornia pusilla — Aves. Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla), also known as the marsh crake, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Zapornia pusilla*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1841
- Wikidata: [Q237670](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237670)
- iNaturalist taxon: [508920](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/508920)

## Names

- en: Baillon's Crake
- de: Zwergsumpfhuhn
- es: Polluela chica
- fr: Marouette de Baillon
- it: Schiribilla grigiata
- nl: Kleinst waterhoen
- pt: Franga-d'água-pequena
- pl: Karliczka

## Countries with the most observations

AU (745), IN (240), RU (157), NZ (151), ZA (64), CN (61), SG (48), FR (38), TW (31), HK (24), TH (18), ES (12)

## Summary

Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla), also known as the marsh crake, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baillon%27s_crake

## Photo

![Franga-d'água-pequena](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/baillon-s-crake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177766735

## Machine access

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