Brown crake
Appearance
Brown crake | |
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Chambal River, Uttar Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Amaurornis |
Species: | A. akool
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Binomial name | |
Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832)
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The brown crake (Amaurornis akool), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia.
Its genus name, Amaurornis, comes from the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown" and ornis, meaning "bird".[2] The species name, akool, is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a derivation of the Sinhalese word kukkula, which is used for both moorhen and watercock.[3]
The brown crake makes alarming call when it see predator or human to alert other birds.
References
Notes
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Amaurornis akool". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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- ^ Jobling (2010), p. 37.
Cited texts
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.