African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis - Grébifoulque d'Afrique

Systematics

Order
:
Gruiformes
Family
:
Héliornithidés
Genus
:
Podica
Species
:
senegalensis

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1817

Biometrics

Size
: 59 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 340 à 880 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Finfoot (Podica senegalensis) is a species of bird in the Heliornithidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Podica senegalensis senegalensis (Gambia and Senegal to Nigeria and Ethiopia to n DRCongo, Uganda and nw Tanzania)
Podica senegalensis camerunensis (s Cameroon to DRCongo)
Podica senegalensis petersii (Angola to Mozambique south to South Africa)
Podica senegalensis somereni (Kenya, ne Tanzania)

Foreign names

Grébifoulque d'Afrique,
Avesol africano,
pés-de-barbatana-africano,
Binsenralle,
Pettyes búvárcsibe,
Watertrapper,
Svassorallo africano,
afrikansk simrall,
Flekksvømmerikse,
chriašteľovec pásavý,
chřástalec africký,
Afrikansk Svømmerikse,
afrikanuikkukana,
Watertrapper,
heliorni africà,
perkołyska afrykańska,
Африканский лапчатоног,
アフリカヒレアシ,
非洲鳍趾鷉,
鰭腳日鷈,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)