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Band-bellied crake

Band-bellied crake

Species of bird

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.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

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

Wikispecies has information related to Porzana paykullii.
  1. [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. [2]
    BHL


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