Kosrae Crake
Zapornia monasa(Kittlitz, FH, 1858)
English (US) Kosrae Crake
The Kosrae Crake (Zapornia monasa) 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: formerly Kosrae Island (Micronesia); extinct, last reported 1828Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Zapornia monasa
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Kosrae Crake
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus monasa
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1858)
- Type locality
- Kushai Island.
- Original description
- Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamtschatka 2 p.30
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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