Black Crake
Zapornia flavirostra
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Zapornia
- eBird Code
- blacra1
Taxonomy Changes
Amaurornis flavirostra → Zapornia flavirostra
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
sub-Saharan Africa
Vocalizations
Shaun Swanepoel · CC_BY_4_0
Sean Hartnett · CC_BY_4_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.