Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Gruiformes > Family: Rallidae > Genus: Porzana > Species: Porzana pusilla > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Porzana pusilla intermedia Hermann, 1804

Baillon's Crake - Porzana pusilla (Pallas, 1776)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 3 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	128 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A121

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000004	Spain	Lagunas de Villafáfila	Map
ES0000019	Spain	Aiguamolls de l'Alt Empordà	Map
ES0000020	Spain	Delta de l'Ebre	Map
ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000027	Spain	Laguna de Medina	Map
ES0000029	Spain	Complejo Endorreico del Puerto de Santa María	Map
ES0000030	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real	Map
ES0000091	Spain	ZEPA Humedales de La Mancha	Map
ES0000133	Spain	Laguna de Pitillas	Map
ES0000134	Spain	Embalse de las Cañas	Map
ES0000135	Spain	Estanca de los Dos Reinos	Map
ES0000144	Spain	Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai	Map
ES0000146	Spain	Delta del Llobregat	Map
ES0000169	Spain	Río Tajo en Castrejón, islas de Malpica de Tajo y Azután	Map
ES0000184	Spain	Valle del Tiétar - ZEPA	Map
ES0000190	Spain	Encinares de los ríos Adaja y Voltoya - ZEPA	Map
ES0000194	Spain	Oteros-Campos	Map
ES0000201	Spain	Camino de Santiago	Map
ES0000202	Spain	Campo de Azaba - ZEPA	Map
ES0000204	Spain	Tierra de Campiñas	Map
ES0000205	Spain	Lagunas del Canal de Castilla	Map
ES0000207	Spain	Penillanuras-Campos Sur	Map
ES0000209	Spain	Tierra del Pan	Map
ES0000215	Spain	Oteros-Cea	Map
ES0000217	Spain	Penillanuras-Campos Norte	Map
ES0000272	Spain	Brazo del Este	Map
ES0000275	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Map
ES0000289	Spain	Lagunas y Carrizales de Cinco Villas	Map
ES0000294	Spain	Laguna de Sariñena y Balsa de La Estación	Map
ES0000317	Spain	Penarronda-Barayo	Map
ES0000318	Spain	Cabo Busto-Luanco	Map
ES0000320	Spain	Embalses del centro (San Andrés, la Granda, Trasona y la Furta)	Map
ES2110014	Spain	Salburua	Map
ES2130007	Spain	Urdaibaiko itsasertzak eta padurak / Zonas litorales y marismas de Urdaibai	Map
ES4140036	Spain	La Nava-Campos Norte	Map
ES4160048	Spain	Lagunas de Cantalejo - ZEPA	Map
ES4180017	Spain	Riberas de Castronuño	Map
ES5120015	Spain	Litoral del Baix Empordà	Map
ES6120014	Spain	Laguna de Las Canteras y El Tejón	Map
ES6180002	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de La Lantejuela	Map
FR2210068	France	Estuaires picards : Baie de Somme et d'Authie	Map
FR5210115	France	Basses vallées angevines et prairies de la Baumette	Map
FR5310056	France	Baie d'Audierne	Map
FR5410100	France	Marais poitevin	Map
FR7210029	France	Marais de Bruges	Map
FR9310019	France	Camargue	Map
FR9312003	France	La Durance	Map
IT1120008	Italy	Fontana Gigante (Tricerro)	Map
IT2030004	Italy	Lago di Olginate	Map
IT2040022	Italy	Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	Map
IT2080001	Italy	Garzaia di Celpenchio	Map
IT2080003	Italy	Garzaia della Verminesca	Map
IT2080004	Italy	Palude Loja	Map
IT2080005	Italy	Garzaia della Rinalda	Map
IT2080006	Italy	Garzaia di S. Alessandro	Map
IT2080007	Italy	Garzaia del Bosco Basso	Map
IT2080009	Italy	Garzaia della Cascina Notizia	Map
IT2080010	Italy	Garzaia di Sartirana	Map
IT2080011	Italy	Abbazia Acqualunga	Map
IT2080014	Italy	Boschi Siro Negri e Moriano	Map
IT2080015	Italy	San Massimo	Map
IT2080016	Italy	Boschi del Vignolo	Map
IT2080019	Italy	Boschi di Vaccarizza	Map
IT2080301	Italy	Boschi del Ticino	Map
IT20A0001	Italy	Morta di Pizzighettone	Map
IT20B0008	Italy	Paludi di Ostiglia	Map
IT20B0009	Italy	Valli del Mincio	Map
IT3320037	Italy	Laguna di Marano e Grado	Map
IT3330005	Italy	Foce dell'Isonzo - Isola della Cona	Map
IT6040015	Italy	Parco Nazionale del Circeo	Map
IT9140003	Italy	Stagni e Saline di Punta della Contessa	Map
ITA010006	Italy	Paludi di Capo Feto e Margi Spanò	Map
ITA090006	Italy	Saline di Siracusa e Fiume Ciane	Map
PTZPE0010	Portugal	Estuário do Tejo	Map
PTZPE0013	Portugal	Lagoa de Santo André	Map
ES4250010	Spain	Humedales de La Mancha	Map
IT2040042	Italy	Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola	Map
IT9140005	Italy	Torre Guaceto e Macchia S. Giovanni	Map
PTCON0058	Portugal	Ria de Alvor	Map
BG0000270	Bulgaria	Atanasovsko ezero	Map
FR7412002	France	Étang des Landes	Map
BG0000241	Bulgaria	Srebarna	Map
IT1180028	Italy	Fiume Po - tratto vercellese alessandrino	Map
BG0002114	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Chelopechene	Map
FR5212002	France	Vallée de la Loire de Nantes aux Ponts-de-Cé et ses annexes	Map
BG0002086	Bulgaria	Orizishta Tsalapitsa	Map
BG0002041	Bulgaria	Kompleks Ropotamo	Map
PTCON0034	Portugal	Comporta / Galé	Map
ES6150012	Spain	Dehesa del Estero y Montes de Moguer	Map
FR2212003	France	Marais arrière-littoraux picards	Map
ES2200039	Spain	Badina Escudera	Map
BG0000242	Bulgaria	Zaliv Chengene skele	Map
ES6130015	Spain	Río Guadalquivir -Tramo Medio	Map
BG0002048	Bulgaria	Suha reka	Map
BG0002024	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Mechka	Map
IT9150032	Italy	Le Cesine	Map
FR9312025	France	Basse Vallée du Var	Map
BG0002040	Bulgaria	Strandzha	Map
ES6150014	Spain	Marismas y Riberas del Tinto	Map
PTCON0009	Portugal	Estuário do Tejo	Map
ES2200041	Spain	Balsa del Pulguer	Map
IT2080501	Italy	Risaie della Lomellina	Map
IT20B0017	Italy	Ansa e Valli del Mincio	Map
IT20B0016	Italy	Ostiglia	Map
BG0002001	Bulgaria	Rayanovtsi	Map
FR3112003	France	Marais Audomarois	Map
ES6150019	Spain	Bajo Guadalquivir	Map
CY4000007	Cyprus	XEROS POTAMOS	Map
BG0002096	Bulgaria	Obnova	Map
BG0000152	Bulgaria	Pomoriysko ezero	Map
ROSPA0004	Romania	Balta Albă - Amara - Jirlău	Map
ROSPA0031	Romania	Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Map
BG0002050	Bulgaria	Durankulashko ezero	Map
BG0000156	Bulgaria	Shablenski ezeren kompleks	Map
ES6180017	Spain	Campiñas de Sevilla	Map
ES1200006	Spain	Ría de Villaviciosa	Map
CY3000008	Cyprus	LIMNI PARALIMNIOU	Map
CY4000018	Cyprus	EKBOLES POTAMON EZOUSAS, XEROU, KAI DIARIZOU	Map
CY4000020	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS KOILADA DIARIZOU	Map
AT2116000	Austria	Görtschacher Moos - Obermoos im Gailtal	Map
AT1202V00	Austria	March-Thaya-Auen	Map
AT2113000	Austria	Flachwasserbiotop Neudenstein	Map
ES1200055	Spain	Cabo Busto-Luanco	Map
HR1000026	Croatia	Krka i okolni plato	Map
HR1000004	Croatia	Donja Posavina	Map
HR1000001	Croatia	Pokupski bazen	Map
HR1000031	Croatia	Delta Neretve	Map
HR1000025	Croatia	Vransko jezero i Jasen	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies	http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Baillon's Crake	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dvärgsumphöna	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dværgrørvagtel	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Franga-d'água-pequena	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kääpiöhuitti	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Karliczka	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kleinst Waterhoen	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Marouette de Baillon	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Polluela Chica	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Schiribilla grigiata	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Törpe vízicsibe	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zwergsumpfhuhn	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Zapornia pusilla	(Pallas, 1776)

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:04110	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

39 items found, displaying all items.1

Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Albania		0/50 (pairs)	1992-1993	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Albania		0/50 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Azerbaijan		0/100 (pairs)	1996-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Azerbaijan		0/250 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Belgium		1/3 (pairs)	2000-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Present/Present (pairs)	1990-2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Bulgaria		50/100 (pairs)	1996-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Bulgaria		50/100 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Croatia		50/100 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Croatia		5/10 (pairs)	-	Breeding	No qualification	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Czech Republic		Present/Present (pairs)	2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
France		0/3 (pairs)	1996-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
France		10/50 (pairs)	1990	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Georgia		Present/Present (pairs)	2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Germany		0/0 (pairs)	2000	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Germany		25/25 (pairs)	1985	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Greece		0/10 (pairs)	1995-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Greece		10/100 (individuals)	1995-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Greece	Mediterranean	10/50 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Hungary		10/40 (pairs)	1998-2001	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Hungary	Pannonian	30/50 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Moldova, Republic of		30/60 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Moldova, Republic of		30/70 (pairs)	1988	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Netherlands		0/0 (pairs)	1998-2000	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Netherlands	Atlantic	0/20 (pairs)	1979	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Portugal		0/5 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Portugal		10/100 (pairs)	1989	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Romania		10/20 (pairs)	1990-2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Romania		100/1000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Russian Federation		500/2500 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Russian Federation		500/2000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Serbia and Montenegro		100/150 (pairs)	1990-2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Spain		0/49 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Spain		3000/5000 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Switzerland		0/5 (pairs)	1993-1996	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Switzerland		5/15 (pairs)	1986-1991	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Turkey		10/50 (pairs)	2001	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2003-12-31
Turkey		0/100 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31
Ukraine		0/1 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1993-12-31

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2