Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartriethaan |
| Catalan | polla negra |
| Croatian | crna štijoka |
| Czech | chřástal žlutozobý |
| Dutch | Zwart Porseleinhoen |
| English | Black Crake |
| English (United States) | Black Crake |
| Finnish | mustahuitti |
| French | Marouette à bec jaune |
| French (France) | Marouette à bec jaune |
| German | Schwarzkielralle |
| Icelandic | Sótrella |
| Japanese | アフリカクロクイナ |
| Norwegian | svartrikse |
| Polish | kureczka czarna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Franga-d'água-preta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Frango-d'água-negro |
| Russian | Чёрный погоныш |
| Serbian | Afrički crni barski petlić |
| Slovak | chriašť mníšsky |
| Slovenian | Vranja tukalica |
| Spanish | Polluela Negra Africana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Polluela negra africana |
| Swedish | korprall |
| Turkish | Kara Afrika Yelvesi |
| Ukrainian | Багновик африканський |
| Zulu | isiqhanazana |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Zapornia flavirostra (Swainson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Gallinula flavirostra
Swainson, 1837. The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2, p.244 pl.28.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ZAPORNIA
- zapornia
- flavirostra
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
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Distribution of the Black Crake
