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African crake

Crecopsis egregia (W. Peters, 1854)

Status not recordedbirds

The African crake (Crecopsis egregia) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 119 g to 137 g.

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Quick facts about the African crake

Weight
119 g – 137 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the African crake live?

Not recorded

Is the African crake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the African crake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusCrecopsis
  7. SpeciesCrecopsis egregia (W. Peters, 1854)

Synonyms Cecropis egregia, Crex egregia, Ortygometra egregia, Porzana egregia

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • AFCREnglish
  • Afrikaanse RiethaanAfrikaans
  • مرعة افريقيةArabic
  • مرعية أفريقيةArabic
  • Африкански дърдавецBulgarian
  • guatlla maresa africanaCatalan
  • chřástal africkýCzech
  • GræsrikseDanish
  • SavannenralleGerman
  • SteppensumpfhuhnGerman
  • savana raloEsperanto
  • Afrika kreksoEsperanto
  • Guión africanoSpanish
  • savannirääkEstonian
  • afrikanrääkkäFinnish
  • Râle des présFrench
  • מלכישליו אפריקניHebrew
  • afrički kosacCroatian
  • afrikai harisHungarian
  • Re di quaglie africanoItalian
  • アフリカウズラクイナJapanese
  • アフリカヒメクイナJapanese
  • afrikinė griežlėLithuanian
  • Āfrikas griezeLatvian
  • Afrikaanse KwartelkoningDutch
  • gressrikseNorwegian
  • derkacz kureczkowatyPolish
  • chruściel derkaczowatyPolish
  • codornizão-africanoPortuguese
  • Африканский коростельRussian
  • chrapkáč hnedýSlovak
  • Afrički prdavacSerbian
  • gräsrallSwedish
  • afrikansk kornknarrSwedish
  • Kiluwiri wa AfrikaSwahili
  • Küçük BıldırcınkılavuzuTurkish
  • деркач африканськийUkrainian
  • 非洲秧鸡Chinese
  • 非洲長腳秧雞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the African crake

Other species in the same family Rallidae.

LC, Least Concern
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Water rail

Rallus aquaticus

Rallidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the African crake?

An adult African crake weighs 119 g – 137 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African crake?

The African crake (Crecopsis egregia) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). African crake (Crecopsis egregia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-crake

MLA

“African crake (Crecopsis egregia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-crake.

BibTeX
@misc{african_crake_2026,
  title = {African crake (Crecopsis egregia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-crake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}