Band-bellied crake

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The band-bellied crake (Zapornia paykullii) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It breeds in Manchuria, eastern China and northern Korea ; it winters throughout Southeast Asia.

Band-bellied crake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Zapornia
Species:
Z. paykullii
Binomial name
Zapornia paykullii
(Ljungh, 1813)
Synonyms

Porzana paykullii

It is getting rare due to habitat loss.

In 1813 the Swedish taxon author Sven Ingemar Ljungh named the bird after the naturalist Gustaf von Paykull.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zapornia paykullii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692702A93365574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692702A93365574.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ BHL