Brown Crake Zapornia akool Scientific name definitions
Text last updated July 2, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | polla akul |
Chinese | 紅腳苦惡鳥 |
Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 红腳田雞 |
Chinese (SIM) | 红脚苦恶鸟 |
Czech | chřástal hnědohřbetý |
Dutch | Bruin Waterhoen |
English | Brown Crake |
English (United States) | Brown Crake |
Finnish | ruskosuokana |
French | Marouette akool |
French (France) | Marouette akool |
German | Braunbauch-Kielralle |
Japanese | チャバネクイナ |
Norwegian | jernrikse |
Polish | bagiewnik brązowy |
Russian | Серобрюхий погоныш |
Serbian | Žutokljuni barski petlić |
Slovak | chriašť hnedý |
Spanish | Gallineta Akul |
Spanish (Spain) | Gallineta akul |
Swedish | brun sumphöna |
Turkish | Boz Yelve |
Ukrainian | Багновик бурий |
Zapornia akool (Sykes, 1832)
Definitions
- ZAPORNIA
- zapornia
- akool
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Field Identification
26–28 cm; male 114–170 g, female 110–140 g. Very plain with olive brown upperparts , white throat , dark slate grey underparts shading to olive brown from belly to undertail-coverts, and indistinct pale supercilium. Sexes alike; female averages smaller. Smaller sympatric Z. bicolor has rufous brown upperparts contrasting with grey head, neck and underparts; tail black; also differs in bare part colours. Immature similar to adult but with brown iris. Juvenile not described. Race <em>coccineipes</em> larger, with brighter, redder legs.
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Sometimes placed in Porzana or Amaurornis. Two subspecies recognized.Subspecies
Zapornia akool akool Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Zapornia akool akool (Sykes, 1832)
Definitions
- ZAPORNIA
- zapornia
- akool
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Zapornia akool coccineipes Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Zapornia akool coccineipes (Slater, 1891)
Definitions
- ZAPORNIA
- zapornia
- akool
- coccineipes
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.
Habitat
Dense swamps, Pandanus palm groves, sugar cane fields, riparian reedbeds and other dense herbage, and irrigation channels. Occurs from lowlands up to 800 m, possibly higher.
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Worms, molluscs, adult and larval insects, and seeds of marsh plants. Largely crepuscular, emerging cautiously at edges of reedbeds and bushes to feed in early morning and evening.
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Short plaintive note , heard at daybreak and just before sunset; shrill rattle (attributed to this species but not proved); and long vibrating whistle, gradually falling in pitch.
Breeding
Conservation Status
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Infrequently seen because of its shy and secretive nature, but formerly regarded as fairly common throughout range; no information available on current status.