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Brown Crake

Zapornia akool (Sykes, WH 1832)

The brown crake, or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia. The species name, akool, is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a derivation of the Sinhalese word kukkula, which is used for both moorhen and watercock. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Zapornia
Scientific:
  Zapornia akool


Original description

Citation:
  (Sykes, WH 1832)

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London Part 2 no.23 p.164

Protonym:
  Rallus Akool

Type locality:
  Deccan.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861762


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  457C01A2A4FE25FF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-457C01A2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/457C01A2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176381

Geographic range:

  • Zapornia akool akool: India to Bangladesh and western Myanmar
  • Zapornia akool coccineipes: southeastern China to northeastern Vietnam
English:
Brown Crake
Catalan:
Polla akool
Czech:
chřástal hnědohřbetý
Danish:
Brun Rørhøne
German:
Braunbauch-Kielralle
Spanish:
Gallineta akul
Spanish (Spain):
Gallineta Akul
Finnish:
ruskosuokana
French:
Marouette akool
Croatian:
smeđoleđa štijoka
Hungarian:
barnahasú lápityúk
Italian:
Rallo bruno
Japanese (romaji):
chabanekuina
Japanese:
チャバネクイナ
Lithuanian:
rudasis amaurornis
Dutch:
Bruin Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jernrikse
Norwegian:
Jernrikse
Polish:
bagiewnik brązowy
Portuguese:
Sanã-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal):
franga-d'água-castanha
Russian:
Серобрюхий погоныш
Slovak:
chriašť hnedý
Serbian:
Žutokljuni barski petlić
Swedish:
brun sumphöna
Ukrainian:
Багновик бурий
Chinese:
红脚苦恶鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅腳苦惡鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Râle akool ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Râle akool ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Brown Bush-hen ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Brown Crake ( Zapornia akool) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Amaurornis akool [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Amaurornis akool [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Amaurornis akool [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Brown Crake ( Amaurornis akool) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amaurornis akool [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amaurornis akool [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: qonur kiçik sufərəsi
Bengali: খয়রা ঝিল্লি, িয়যা চঝচি
Bengali (transliteration): khaẏarā jhilli
Catalan: Polla akool
Czech: chřástal hnědohřbetý, Slípka hnedá
Danish: Brun Rørhøne
German: Braunbauchkielralle, Braunbauch-Kielralle
English: Brown Bush-hen, Brown Crake, Brown Swamphen, Brown waterhen, Crimson-legged Crake
English, HBW: Brown Crake
English (IOC): Brown Crake
English (United States): Brown Crake
Esperanto: Akoola amaŭrornito, Akool-amaŭrornito
Spanish: Gallineta Akool, Gallineta akul
Spanish (Spain): Gallineta Akul
Spanish (HBW): Brown Crake
Estonian: pruunhuik
Finnish: Ruskosuokana
French: Marouette akool, Râle à ventre brun, Râle akool
Croatian: smeđoleđa štijoka
Hungarian: barnahasú lápityúk
Italian: Rallo bruno
Japanese (romaji): cha-bane kuina, chabanekuina, chabannekuina
Japanese: チャバネクイナ, チャバンネクイナ
Japanese (Kanji): 茶羽水鶏, 茶羽秧鶏
Scientific: Amaurornis akool, Amaurornis akool akool, Rallus Akool, Zapornia akool, Zapornia akool akool
Lithuanian: rudasis amaurornis, Rudoji žaliasnapė vištelė
Latvian: pelēkais ormanītis
Malay: Burung Sintar Coklat
Nepali: ध्वा“से सिमकुखुरा
Dutch: Bruin Moerashoen, Bruin Waterhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jernrikse
Norwegian: Jernrikse
Polish: bagiewnik brazowy, bagiewnik brązowy, kureczka brązowa
Pinyin: hóng-jiǎo kǔ-è-niǎo
Portuguese: Sanã-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal): franga-d'água-castanha
Russian: Бурый малый пастушок, Серобрюхий погоныш
Slovak: chriašť hnedý
Serbian: Žutokljuni barski petlić
Swedish: Brun sumphöna
Turkish: Boz Yelve
Ukrainian: Багновик бурий
Vietnamese: Chim Cuốc chân đỏ, Cuốc chân đỏ
Chinese: 紅腳苦惡鳥, 红脚苦恶鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅腳苦惡鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 紅腳苦惡鳥
Chinese (Taiwan): 红脚苦恶鸟

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