Band-bellied crake
The band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in China, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Porzana |
| Species: | P. paykullii |
| Binomial name | |
| Porzana paykullii (Ljungh, 1813) | |
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
- BirdLife International (2012). "Porzana paykullii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- BHL
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