22 – 28 cm
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
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38 – 45 cm
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minor concern
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reed pond
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invertebrates, small vertebrates, fruits and stems
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uncommon
It is a fleeting bird hiding between the reed, but a good way to detect its presence is the singular song it makes, reminiscent of a pig’s oink.
It adapts to eating many types of food, and even eats other small birds, or eats other deceased animals. It is a species that does not have a beak adapted to tear meat and that is why it usually eats the eye and thus gains access to eat the brain and viscera.