Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Guinea.
- White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra
- Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
- Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi
- Nkulengu Rail Himantornis haematopus
- Gray-throated Rail Canirallus oculeus
- African Crake Crecopsis egregia
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
- Little Crake Porzana parva
- Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Guinea