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The Spotted Crake and other Rallidae - Il Voltolino e gli altri Rallidae. Florence area

Spotted Crake - Voltolino (Porzana porzana) Water Rail - Porciglione (Rallus aquaticus) Moorhen - Gallinella d'acqua (Gallinula chloropus) Coot - Folaga (Fulica atra)

The Spotted Crake is very rare in Tuscany, in March 2019 there are three specimens in the Parco della Piana di Sesto. The Water Rail is also rare, but in the same area there is at least one nesting couple. The Coot and the Moorhen are permanent species.

Il Voltolino è molto raro in Toscana, nel marzo 2019 sono presenti tre esemplari al Parco della Piana di Sesto. Anche il Porciglione è raro, ma nella stessa area c'è almeno una coppia che ha nidificato. La Folaga e la Gallinella d'acqua sono specie stanziali.

Spotted Crake - Voltolino. Cavalieri Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto. March 2019.
Spotted Crake - Voltolino. Cavalieri Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto. March 2019.

see "Spotted Crake" on Encyclopedia of Life
on Wikipedia
and on uccellideuropa.jimdo.com [Italian]
Water Rail in a foggy day- Porciglione nella nebbia. Cavalieri Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto. March 2019.
Water Rail- Porciglione. Cavalieri Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto. November 2018.
Water Rails, couple- Coppia di Porciglioni. Cavalieri Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto. November 2018.
Moorhen with chicks - Gallinella d'acqua con pulcini. Cavalieri Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, June 2018.
Water Rail- Porciglione. Cavalieri Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto. November 2018
Coot - Folaga. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, February 2019. 
Moorhen - Gallinella d'acqua. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, March 2017. 
Coot - Folaga. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, June 2019. 

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Location: 50019 Sesto Fiorentino FI, Italia

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