Zapornia Olivieri Bird

Zapornia Olivieri Bird

Zapornia Olivieri Bird

English Name:  Sakalava Rail
Latin Name:  Zapornia olivieri
Protonym:  Porzana Olivieri Bull.Acad.Malgache(n.s.) n.s., 10(1927) p.83 pl.
Taxonomy:  Gruiformes / Rallidae / Zapornia
Taxonomy Code:  sakrai1
Type Locality:  Antsalova, Province of Maintirano, western Madagascar.
Author:  Grandidier & Berlioz
Publish Year:  1929
IUCN Status:  Endangered

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.

olivieri
Marcel Achille Olivier (1879-1945) French colonial administrator, Lt.-Gov. of Upper Senegal-Niger (later French Sudan) 1919-1921, Interim Gov.-Gen. of French West Africa 1922-1923, Gov.-Gen. of Madagascar 1924-1929 (Björn Bergenholtz in litt.) (Zapornia).