These birds belong to the rail family. Rails are usually secretive, but black crakes are often spotted out in the open, walking along the shores of where they live. They’ll even sometimes perch on the backs of larger mammals, like warthogs and hippopotamus.
Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Life spanMedian Life Expectancy is 3.7 years
Body size10 in. wingspan
Native habitat
Swamps and reed beds of Sub-Saharan Africa
DietWorms, crustaceans, small frogs and fish, aquatic seeds
