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 LC    Brown Crake* Id (Atlas):
    Zapornia akool

Description (10)
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Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
23.50 - 29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sykes, 1832)

Habitat
Freshwater inland wetlands. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)
Bangladesh (E), China (mainland), Hong Kong (China), India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
Brown Crake (Zapornia akool) [XC801179]
     by id from Tianlin Community, Shanghai, China (call, flight call, nocturnal flight call)

 
Brown Crake (Zapornia akool) [XC719947]
     by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from Shanghai, Shanghai, China (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • akool (Sykes, 1832)   -  India, Bangladesh and western Myanmar.
  • coccineipes (Slater, 1891)   -  South-eastern China to north-eastern Vietnam.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Brown Crake (Zapornia akool) - 10 files


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