Adults have yellowish legs and a long straight dark bill.

The short, straight bill, legs and feet are black and the iris is dark brown.

They have a large, straight bill with a distinctive hook at the end which is used to skewer prey.

Adults have short greenish-grey legs and a long straight dark bill.

The short straight bill and the legs and feet are black.

Both sexes have violet blue untertail-coverts and a straight black bill.

Both sexes have a white post-ocular spot and a straight black bill.

Baillon's Crake has a short straight bill, yellow or green without a red base.

And I'll never forget how straight Bill looked him in the eye.

Further common features of all species are the straight black bill and the slightly to deeply forked tail.