Brown crake
Species of bird
Brown crake | |
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Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India. | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Zapornia |
Species: | Z. akool |
Binomial name | |
Zapornia akool (Sykes, 1832) | |
Synonyms | |
Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832) |
The brown crake (Zapornia akool), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia. The species name, akool, is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a derivation of the Sinhalese word kukkula, which is used for both moorhen and watercock.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zapornia akool". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692612A93361384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692612A93361384.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4..
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