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| A small to medium bird (19 cm to 23cm) which is found in Africa south of the Sahara. In southern Africa it is a common resident found throughout except for the drier west and the Kalahari. Normally solitary or in pairs, it flies reluctantly but swims well. It inhabits marshes, lake fringes and weedy ponds. It eats insects, crustaceans, molluscs and worms | |
List of Stamps showing Black Crake |
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Country |
SG |
Michel |
Year |
Value |
| Central African Republic | 2000 | 440f | ||
| Sierra Leone | 0632A | 0600 | 1980 | 50c |
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Sierra Leone (1981 imprint) |
0632Ba | 0600xI | 1981 | 50c |
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Sierra Leone (1982 imprint) |
0632B | 0600xII | 1982 | 50c |
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Sierra Leone (1983 imprint) |
0770 | 1983 | 50c | |
| Sierra Leone | 0816 | 0764 | 1984 | 50c |
| Sierra Leone | 0816a | 1984 | 50c | |
| Sierra Leone | 0818 | 1984 | 50c | |
| Tanzania | 1776 | 1738.h | 1994 | 250s |
| Zaire | 1141 | 0800 | 1982 | 5z |