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Species of Thailand

Black-tailed crake

Zapornia bicolor

Arthur Hay, A.K.A. Viscount Walden, 1872

In Thai: นกอัญชันหางดำ

The black-tailed crake (Zapornia bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

Description

It is slate-gray with a chestnut brown back. Its eyes are red. Its slender legs are pinkish-red.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Category / Seasonal Status

Wiki listed status (concerning Thai population): Rare

BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years

BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident

Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Zapornia
Species
Zapornia bicolor

Common names

  • Thai: นกอัญชันหางดำ

Synonyms

  • Zapornia bicolor, Arthur Hay, A.K.A. Viscount Walden (1872)
  • Amaurornis bicolor, Arthur Hay, A.K.A. Viscount Walden (1872)
  • Porzana bicolor, Arthur Hay, A.K.A. Viscount Walden (1872)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Endangered (IUCN3.1)

Endangered (ONEP)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (BCST)

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Black-tailed crake

Range Map

Distribution map of Black-tailed crake, Zapornia bicolor in Thailand
  • Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Doi Inthanon National Park
  • Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
Range map of Zapornia bicolor in Thailand