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Australian Crake

Porzana fluminea Gould, J 1843

The Australian crake, also known as Australian spotted crake, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Australia, where its natural habitat is dense reedbeds, shallow open water and mudflats or floating vegetation in fresh or salt water wetlands including lakes, swamps and salt marsh. Can also be found far from water. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Porzana
Scientific:
  Porzana fluminea

Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1843

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.10, no.117 p.139

Imprint year:
  1842

Protonym:
  Porzana fluminea

Type locality:
  New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/291/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C1F82F7A7ED0BED2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C1F82F7A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C1F82F7A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176246

Geographic range:

  • Porzana fluminea: moist areas of southeastern and southwestern Australia including Tasmania
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Australian Crake
Catalan:
Polla pintada australiana
Czech:
chřástal říční
Danish:
Australsk Rørvagtel
German:
Flußsumpfhuhn
Spanish:
Polluela Australiana
Spanish (Spain):
Polluela Australiana
Finnish:
australianhuitti
French:
Marouette d'Australie
Croatian:
australska štijoka
Hungarian:
folyólakó vízicsibe
Italian:
Schiribilla australiana
Japanese (romaji):
minamihimekuina
Japanese:
ミナミヒメクイナ
Lithuanian:
Australinė švygžda
Dutch:
Australisch Porseleinhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sivrikse
Norwegian:
Sivrikse
Polish:
kureczka australijska
Portuguese:
Sanã-ribeirinha
Portuguese (Portugal):
franga-d'água-australiana
Russian:
Австралийский погоныш
Slovak:
chriašť škvrnitý
Serbian:
Australijski barski petlić
Swedish:
australisk sumphöna
Ukrainian:
Погонич бурий
Chinese:
斑田鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
點斑田雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: ি঄মস্ট্ররীয় গুযগুচয
Bengali (transliteration): asṭrēlīẏa guraguri*
Catalan: Polla pintada australiana
Czech: Chrástal rícní, chřástal říční
Danish: Australsk Rørvagtel
German: Flußsumpfhuhn
English: Australian Crake, Australian Spotted Crake, Spotted Crake, Water Crake
English (Australia): Australian Spotted Crake
English, HBW: Australian Crake
English (IOC): Australian Crake
English (United States): Australian Crake
Esperanto: Rivera porzano, Suda porzano
Spanish: Polluela Australiana
Spanish (Spain): Polluela Australiana
Spanish (HBW): Australian Crake
Estonian: austraalia huik
Finnish: Australianhuitti
French: Marouette australe, Marouette d’Australie, Marouette d'Australie
Croatian: australska štijoka
Hungarian: folyólakó vízicsibe
Italian: Schiribilla australiana, Schiribilla macchiata australiana
Japanese (romaji): minamihimekuina
Japanese: ミナミヒメクイナ
Scientific: Porzana fluminea, Porzana fluminea fluminea
Lithuanian: Australinė švygžda
Dutch: Australisch Porseleinhoen, Australische Porseleinhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sivrikse
Norwegian: Sivrikse
Polish: kureczka australijska
Portuguese: Sanã-ribeirinha
Portuguese (Portugal): franga-d'água-australiana
Russian: Австралийский погоныш
Slovak: chriašť škvrnitý
Serbian: Australijski barski petlić
Swedish: Australisk sumphöna
Turkish: Avustralya suyelvesi, Avusturalya Suyelvesi
Ukrainian: Погонич бурий
Chinese: 斑田鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 點斑田雞

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