Zapornia Parva Bird
Zapornia Parva Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Rallus parvus AnnusIHist.-Nat. p.108
Taxonomy: Gruiformes / Rallidae / Zapornia
Taxonomy Code: litcra1
Type Locality: Probably from Carniola.
Author: Scopoli
Publish Year: 1769
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.
parva
L. parvus small, little, short.
● ex “Favorite de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 897, and “Favorite” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Porphyrula flavirostris).
● ex “Petite Poule-Sultane” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Porphyrula martinica).
● ex “Fou de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 973, “Petit Fou” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Lesser Booby” of Latham 1785 (syn. Sula leucogaster).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)