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)
Photos
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Range Map
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park