Brown crake
| Brown crake | |
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| Brown crake bird at Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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..