Ecology

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The EcoChart is a pie chart showing the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Porzana pusilla. Likelhood considers both the frequency with which Porzana pusilla is observed at all locations where it has been reported, and the number of observations of all other species at each of those locations. A species that is common where Porzana pusilla is common will have a higher score than if only one of these species is common at that location.
The Top Species lists enumerate those species most commonly observed near Porzana pusilla.
While the chart, lists, and wheel are empirically based on observations, observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.
In the section Characteristics of Habitat, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Porzana pusilla.

Species Most Often Observed near Porzana pusilla

EcoChart

Top Species

These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Porzana pusilla. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

Top Birds

Top Mammals

Top Amphibians

Top Fish

Top Arthropods

Top Plants

Top Other

Characteristics of Habitat

Range and Population:

This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It has a large global population, including an estimated 1,500-6,500 individuals in Europe (BirdLife International in prep.). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
Countries:Native:
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Bulgaria; China; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Croatia; Cyprus; Egypt; Ethiopia; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Malta; Mauritania; Moldova, Republic of; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Oman; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Senegal; Serbia; Singapore; Slovenia; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sudan; Swaziland; Switzerland; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Vagrant:
Belgium; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Cameroon; Czech Republic; Denmark; Faroe Islands; Finland; Hong Kong; Ireland; Luxembourg; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Slovakia; Sweden; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom

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Ecology Notes:

List of Habitats:14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Porzana pusilla.

Zone:

alpine, montane, subalpine, subtropics, temperate, tropics.

Vegetation:

alpine meadows, boreal forest, coniferous forests, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, evergreen forests, fields, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, shrubby vegetation, subalpine meadows, temperate forest, thickets, thorn scrub, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

flood plains, mountain slopes, roadsides, rock outcrops, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

sandy areas, sandy soil.

Water in Area:

bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, fens, flood plains, lagoon, lakes, marshes, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, wet woods.

Slopes in Area:

rocky slopes.