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[[Image:120477720 q0Q7mZBo BlacktailedCrake2s.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|WHP|WHP}}<br />[[Doi Inthanon National Park]], [[Thailand]], December 2009]] | [[Image:120477720 q0Q7mZBo BlacktailedCrake2s.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|WHP|WHP}}<br />[[Doi Inthanon National Park]], [[Thailand]], December 2009]] | ||
− | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Zapornia|Zapornia]] bicolor |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 20–22 cm (7¾-8½ in) | ||
+ | *Ashy-grey head | ||
+ | *Reddish-brown upperparts | ||
+ | *Black tail | ||
+ | *Bluish-green bill with pale tip and red patch near base | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]:<br /> | [[Asia]]:<br /> | ||
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
− | Some authorities place this species in [[:Category:Amaurornis|Amaurornis]]. | + | Some authorities place this species in ''[[:Category:Amaurornis|Amaurornis]]'' or in ''[[:Category:Porzana|Porzana]]''. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Patches of forest associated with rice fields, marshes and streams within forests, obvserved at heights around 2100m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists of insects, worms, molluscs and seeds from marsh plants. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | ||
{{GSearch|Crake+bicolor }} | {{GSearch|Crake+bicolor }} | ||
− | + | Search the Gallery Using the common name: | |
− | {{ | + | {{GSearch|"Black-tailed Crake"}} |
− | + | {{GS-checked}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Zapornia]] |
Latest revision as of 14:23, 4 April 2022
- Zapornia bicolor
Identification
20–22 cm (7¾-8½ in)
- Ashy-grey head
- Reddish-brown upperparts
- Black tail
- Bluish-green bill with pale tip and red patch near base
Distribution
Asia:
South-western China, Tibet, north-eastern India, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities place this species in Amaurornis or in Porzana.
Habitat
Patches of forest associated with rice fields, marshes and streams within forests, obvserved at heights around 2100m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, worms, molluscs and seeds from marsh plants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-tailed Crake. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-tailed_Crake
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
Search the Gallery Using the common name:
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.