Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Zapornia
- eBird Code
- spocra2
Taxonomy Changes
Porzana tabuensis → Zapornia tabuensis
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
northern Philippines (rare), Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas), New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), New Caledonia, North and South islands, New Zealand (and formerly Chatham Islands), eastwards through Polynesia to Pitcairn
Vocalizations
Jacqui Geux · CC_BY_4_0
Pete Woodall · CC_BY_4_0
jstarspots · CC0_1_0
Jacqui Geux · CC_BY_4_0
Oscar Dove · CC_BY_4_0
Kent Warner · CC0_1_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.