- Zapornia paykullii
Porzana paykullii
Identification
20–22 cm (7¾-8¾ in)
Adult
Forehead rufous; rest of upperparts olive-brown; greater and median upperwing-coverts variably marked white; chin and throat white; side of head to breast cinnamon-rufous; flanks to undertail-coverts boldly barred black and white (dark bars browner in female). Legs and feet salmon to red; bill blue-grey with green base.
First-winter
Duller overall plumage as compared to adult. Paler, washed-out head-sides and breast. May lack the white bars on wing coverts.
Similar species
Resembles Ruddy-breasted Crake but the Band-bellied Crake has a stronger, thicker and shorter bill. The black and white bars between the flanks and undertail-coverts are also more distinct than the Ruddy-breasted Crake.
Distribution
Breeds in North-eastern Asia, winters in south-east Asia:
Asia: Russia, Sakhalin Island, Siberia, China, Inner Mongolia, North Korea, Japan
South-east Asia: Indochina, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities recognize a second subspecies boineti2.
Placed in genus Porzana by IOC.
Habitat
Breeds in lowland marshes and tussocky meadows containing thickets or small trees; winters in wet grassland, swamps and paddyfields.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of crustaceans, insects and worms. Also known to scavenge dead fish.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
- Barry Taylor. "Rails: A Guide to Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World"
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
