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Brown Crake
Also known as Amaurornis akool, Zapornia akool
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Brown Crake in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg
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- taxon name
- Zapornia akool
- Commons category
- Zapornia akool
- litter size
- 5.5
- taxon common name
- franga-de-água-castanha
- short name
- Z. akool
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The brown crake (Zapornia akool), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia. 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.
Zapornia akool swimming in Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.