The Little Crake is a small, secretive wetland bird. In Bulgaria its breeding sites are scattered, mainly in marshes along the Danube and the Black Sea coast.
Adult plumage seen in autumn differs by sex: the male has lead-gray underparts, while the female has pale beige underparts and a white throat. The back is brown-and-black striped, and the bill base is reddish.
In the Dutch breeding account, it nests among dense plants or reeds near or above water from May to August, and both parents incubate the eggs. It usually stays hidden in marsh vegetation and may be detected by its call.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
In Polish wetlands during 2012–2014, chicks hatched in 32 of 51 monitored Little Crake nests. Nest survival was positively associated with vegetation density and water depth at the territory scale, and vegetation height at nest sites.