Avibase: Porzana porzana (Spotted Crake)

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Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana (Linnaeus, C 1766)

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This table contains the extended synonymy (excluding common names) for the taxonomic concept Porzana porzana. This includes all variations of the name (e.g. emendations, recombination, published spelling errors), as well as any known nomenclatural synonyms found in Avibase (e.g. all species, subspecies, subsumed subspecies, junior synonmyms and other taxon names now placed in synonymy). Vernacular synonyms can also be found on the main summary page.

Original description

Scientific:   Porzana porzana
Citation:   (Linnaeus, C 1766)
Protonym:   Rallus Porzana
Reference:   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Publication:   https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/266/mode/1up
Type locality:   Europe = France, ex Brissonian reference.

Synonyms

Avibase name	Synonym	Synonym type	Protonym	Citation	Reference
Porzana porzana	Rallus Porzana	protonym (original spelling)	Rallus Porzana	Linnaeus, C 1766	Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1 p.262
Porzana porzana	Porzana porzana	currently in use	Rallus Porzana	Linnaeus, C 1766	Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1 p.262
Porzana porzana	Gallinula porzana	spelling variant (e.g. recombination, emendation)	Rallus Porzana	Linnaeus, C 1766	Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1 p.262
Porzana porzana	Ortygometra maruetta	junior synonym	Ortygometra maruetta	Forster, TF 1817	Synoptical Cat. Brit. Birds p.27
Porzana porzana	Zapornia minuta	junior synonym	Zapornia minuta	Forster, TF 1817	Synoptical Cat. Brit. Birds p.27, 59
Porzana porzana	Gallinula leucothorax	junior synonym	Gallinula leucothorax	Brehm, CL 1855	Naumannia 5 p.293
Porzana porzana	Amaurornis marginalis	junior synonym	Porzana marginalis	Hartlaub, KJG 1857	System Orn. Westafr. p.241
Porzana porzana	Porzana marginalis	junior synonym	Porzana marginalis	Hartlaub, KJG 1857	System Orn. Westafr. p.241
Porzana porzana	Porzana maruetta var. maculipennis	junior synonym	Porzana maruetta maculipennis	Zarudny, NA 1903	Mém. Soc. Imp. Géogr. Russ. 36, no.2 p.73, 74