The band-bellied crake (Zapornia paykullii) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It breeds in Manchuria, eastern China and northern Korea ; it winters throughout Southeast Asia.
| Band-bellied crake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Zapornia |
| Species: | Z. paykullii |
| Binomial name | |
| Zapornia paykullii (Ljungh, 1813) | |
| Synonyms | |
Porzana paykullii | |
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
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