Henderson Crake
Zapornia atra(North, AJ, 1908)
English (US) Henderson Crake
The Henderson Crake (Zapornia atra) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: Henderson Island (Pitcairn Archipelago)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Zapornia atra
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Henderson Crake
- Described by
- (North, AJ, 1908)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Porzana atra
- Described by
- (North, AJ, 1908)
- Type locality
- Henderson Island.
- Original description
- Records of the Australian Museum 7 p.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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