Black-tailed crake
The black-tailed crake (Zapornia bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.[2] It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Zapornia |
| Species: | Z. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Zapornia bicolor Walden, 1872 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amaurornis bicolor | |
Description
It is slate-gray with a chestnut brown back. Its eyes are red. Its slender legs are pinkish-red.
From Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, West Sikkim, India.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Zapornia bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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