Zapornia parva, Photo: Michael Lahanas
Zapornia parva(*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Ordo: Gruiformes
Familia: Rallidae
Genus: Zapornia
Species: Zapornia parva
Name
Zapornia parva (Scopoli, 1769)
References
AnnusIHist.-Nat. p.108
Vernacular names
العربية: دجاجة تعدي, مرعة الماء
asturianu: Gallineta Ratera, Pita Villana
azərbaycanca: Xırda porzan
башҡортса: Һыу бүҙәнәһе
беларуская: Малы пагоніч
български: Средна пъструшка
brezhoneg: Rakig bihan
català: Rascletó
kaszëbsczi: Kùropatinka
čeština: chřástal malý
Cymraeg: Rhegen fach
dansk: Lille rørvagtel
Deutsch: Kleines Sumpfhuhn
Ελληνικά: Μικροπουλλάδα
English: Little Crake
Esperanto: malgranda porzano
español: Polluela bastarda
eesti: Väikehuik
euskara: Uroilanda hankaberdea
فارسی: یلوه کوچک
suomi: pikkuhuitti
føroyskt: Lítil tjarnarsmetta
français: Marouette poussin
Gaeilge: Gearr Beag
galego: Poliña bastarda
עברית: ברודית קטנה
hrvatski: Siva Štijoka
magyar: Kis vízicsibe
հայերեն: Ճահճահովվիկ եվրոպական
íslenska: Flóðrella
italiano: Schiribilla comune
日本語: コクイナ, kokuina
ქართული: ჭაობის პატარა ქათამურა
қазақша: Кішкене тартар
lietuvių: Plovinė vištelė
latviešu: Mazais ormanītis
македонски: Барско патче, Средна блатна кокошка
Malti: Gallozz Żgħir
Nederlands: Klein waterhoen
norsk: Sumprikse
polski: zielonka
پنجابی: نکی کریک
português: Franga-d'água-bastarda
rumantsch: Pulsauna pitschna
русский: Малый погоныш
slovenčina: chriašť malý
slovenščina: mala tukalica
shqip: Porzana zogëzë
српски / srpski: Mali barski petlic, Мали барски петлиц
svenska: Mindre sumphöna
தமிழ்: Chinna Kaanaan Kozhi
Türkçe: Bataklık sutavuğu
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: چىقچىق
українська: Мала курочка
vèneto: Ponzinèla, Realeto, Cavalerin
中文: 姬田鸡
The little crake (Zapornia parva) is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae. parva is Latin for "small".[2] This species was long included in the genus Porzana.
Its breeding habitat is reed beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and just into western Asia. This species is migratory, wintering in Africa.
At 17–19 cm (6.7–7.5 in) in length, they are slightly smaller than the spotted crake, from which they are readily distinguished by the lack of dark barring and white spots on the flanks. The little crake has a short straight bill, yellow with a red base. They have green legs with long toes, and a short tail which is barred black and white underneath. Unlike other Zapornia crakes, this species has strong sexual dimorphism: Adult males have mainly brown upperparts and blue-grey face and underparts. They resemble the sympatric Baillon's crake (Z. pusilla), which has strongly barred flanks and is a little smaller. Females have buff underparts, and are grey only on the face; they are more similar to the yellow-breasted crake (Z. flaviventer) of the American tropics. Immature little crakes are similar to the female but have a white face and breast. The downy chicks are black, as with all rails.
These birds probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and aquatic animals. Little crakes are very secretive in the breeding season, and are then mostly heard rather than seen. They can be easier to see on migration. They are then noisy birds, with a yapping kua call. They nest in a dry location in reed vegetation, laying 4–7 eggs.
The little crake is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Zapornia parva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692663A86162074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692663A86162074.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 293, 315. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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