Wildlifeof Sumatra
Band-Bellied Crake
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Zapornia paykullii
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Range
Breeds in Manchuria, eastern China and northern Korea; winters throughout Southeast Asia
The band-bellied crake is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It breeds in Manchuria, eastern China and northern Korea and winters throughout Southeast Asia. It is getting rare due to habitat loss, and was named by the Swedish author Sven Ingemar Ljungh in 1813 after the naturalist Gustaf von Paykull (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Band-Bellied Crake found?
- Breeds in Manchuria, eastern China and northern Korea; winters throughout Southeast Asia