Band-bellied crake
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Zapornia paykullii

The band-bellied crake (Zapornia paykullii ) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It breeds in Manchuria, eastern China and northern Korea ; it winters throughout Southeast Asia.

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It is getting rare due to habitat loss.

In 1813 the Swedish taxon author Sven Ingemar Ljungh named the bird after the naturalist Gustaf von Paykull.

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References

1. Band-bellied crake Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-bellied_crake
2. Band-bellied crake on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22692702/93365574

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