Baillon's Crake
Zapornia pusilla(Pallas, PS, 1776)
English (US) Baillon's Crake
The Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla) 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.
- Scientific name
- Zapornia pusilla
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Baillon's Crake
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Zapornia pusilla intermedia
- Zapornia pusilla pusilla
- Zapornia pusilla mira
- Zapornia pusilla mayri
- Zapornia pusilla palustris
- Zapornia pusilla affinis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus pusillus
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Dauria.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 3 p.700
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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