Band-bellied Crake
A species of Large Gray Crakes Scientific name : Zapornia paykullii Genus : Large Gray Crakes
Band-bellied Crake, A species of Large Gray Crakes
Botanical name: Zapornia paykullii
Genus: Large Gray Crakes
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Description
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. 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.
Size
22 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Dite type
Insectivorous