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Band-bellied crake

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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

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.

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