Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Spotless Crake
The Spotless Crake (Zapornia tabuensis) 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: northern Philippines (rare), Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas), New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), New Caledonia, North and South islands, New Zealand (and formerly Chatham Islands), eastwards through Polynesia to PitcairnRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Zapornia tabuensis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotless Crake
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus tabuensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Tonga Tabu, Tahiti, and neighboring islands.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.717
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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