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Band-bellied Crake

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Porzana paykullii

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[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Asia:
Russia, Sakhalin Island, Siberia, China, Inner Mongolia, North Korea, Japan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species[1].

Some authorities recognize a second subspecies boineti2.

[edit] Habitat

Breeds in lowland marshes and tussocky meadows containing thickets or small trees; winters in wet grassland, swamps and paddyfields.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BirdLife International

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