Zapornia Flavirostra Bird

Zapornia Flavirostra Bird

Zapornia Flavirostra Bird

English Name:  Black Crake
Latin Name:  Zapornia flavirostra
Protonym:  Gallinula flavirostra BirdsW.Afr. 2 p.244 pl.28
Taxonomy:  Gruiformes / Rallidae / Zapornia
Taxonomy Code:  blacra1
Type Locality:  Senegal.
Author:  Swainson
Publish Year:  1837
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

ZAPORNIA
(Rallidae; Ϯ Little Crake Z. parva) Anagram of genus Porzana Vieillot, 1816, crake; "ZAPORNIA. CRAKER.  ...  RALLUS. Gmel., Lath.  GALLINULA. Beck., Temm.  ZAPORNIA. Leach.  OF this genus, which was separated by Dr Leach from the Crakes, there is but one species known.  ...  LITTLE CRAKER. (Zapornia pusilla.)  ...  Zapornia minuta. Leach, Cat. Brit. Mus. p. 34" (Stephens 1824).
Var. Zaporina, Lapornia.
Synon. Aphanolimnas, Kittlitzia, Limnobaenus, Limnocorax, Nesophylax, Palugalla, Pennula, Phalaridion, Porzanoidea, Porzanula, Rallites, Schoenocrex.

flavirostra
L. flavus  golden-yellow, yellow; rostrum  beak.