Pūweto - Spotless crake - Porzana tabuensis
Photographed at Harts Creek, Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand.
"The spotless crake is a cryptic bird of freshwater wetlands throughout the North Island, but very rarely in the South Island. It is a small, dark coloured rail (about half the size of a Eurasian blackbird) that is very secretive and infrequently seen. Their furtive nature and good dispersal ability mean that they could be present in areas of suitable habitat far from known populations - www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz"
Pūweto - Spotless crake - Porzana tabuensis
Photographed at Harts Creek, Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand.
"The spotless crake is a cryptic bird of freshwater wetlands throughout the North Island, but very rarely in the South Island. It is a small, dark coloured rail (about half the size of a Eurasian blackbird) that is very secretive and infrequently seen. Their furtive nature and good dispersal ability mean that they could be present in areas of suitable habitat far from known populations - www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz"