Striped crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis (Hartlaub, 1857)
Status not recordedbirds
The striped crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 51.2 g to 61 g.
Quick facts about the striped crake
- Weight
- 51.2 g – 61 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.43src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the striped crake live?
Not recorded
What is the striped crake?
The striped crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is the only species in the genus Aenigmatolimnas, having formerly been included in Porzana or in Poliolimnas. Its precise relationships, however, are still enigmatic.
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Is the striped 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 striped crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusAenigmatolimnas
- SpeciesAenigmatolimnas marginalis (Hartlaub, 1857)
Synonyms Amaurornis marginalis, Porzana marginalis, Porzana marginalis, Porzana marginalis
Other names and names in other languages (44)
- STCREnglish
- Gestreepte RiethaanAfrikaans
- مرعة مخططةArabic
- rasclet cul-roigCatalan
- chřástal žíhanýCzech
- Stribet RørvagtelDanish
- Graukehl-SumpfhuhnGerman
- dorsostria raloEsperanto
- Striita porzanoEsperanto
- Polluela culirrojaSpanish
- triiphuikEstonian
- viiruhuittiFinnish
- Râle rayéFrench
- Marouette rayéeFrench
- Crág riabhachIrish
- Poliña raiadaGalician
- ברודית משורטטתHebrew
- prugasta štijokaCroatian
- csíkos vízicsibeHungarian
- RákarellaIcelandic
- Rallo striatoItalian
- Voltolino striatoItalian
- チャバラヒメクイナJapanese
- juostuotoji švygždaLithuanian
- svītrainais ormanītisLatvian
- Afrikaans PorseleinhoenDutch
- striperikseNorwegian
- bagiewnik kreskowanyPolish
- franga-d'água-raiadaPortuguese
- Franga-d’água-estriadaPortuguese
- franga-de-água-raiadaPortuguese
- Пёстрый погонышRussian
- Полосатый погонышRussian
- ČarggesjeaggevuonccisNorthern Sami
- chriašť pásikavýSlovak
- kohútec pásikavýSlovak
- progasta tukalicaSlovenian
- Afrički vodeni prdavacSerbian
- rostgumpad sumphönaSwedish
- Çizgili YelveTurkish
- Çizgili SuyelvesiTurkish
- погонич буроголовийUkrainian
- 斑紋秧雞Chinese
- 斑纹田鸡Chinese
Relatives of the striped crake
Other species in the same family Rallidae.
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Corn crake
Crex crex
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's crake
Zapornia pusilla
CompareStriped crake vs Eurasian cootStriped crake vs Common moorhenStriped crake vs Corn crakeStriped crake vs Water rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the striped crake?
An adult striped crake weighs 51.2 g – 61 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the striped crake?
The striped crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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