Porzana cinerea Vieillot, 1819

Small, slimbodied. In fresh plumage forehead and crown grey, becoming black with wear. Sexes alike. Immature apparently like adult. Juvenile shows adult plumage pattern but grey and black on head replaced by brown and white facial stripes tinged yellow-brown, making facial pattern less distinct. Common voice a laud, nasal, chattering, rapidly repeated ‘chika’, made by both members of pair. Also sharp loud ‘kek¨kro’.