Henderson crake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Zapornia |
Species: | Z. atra
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Binomial name | |
Zapornia atra (North, 1908)
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Synonyms | |
Nesophylax ater |
The Henderson crake or red-eyed crake (Zapornia atra) is a species of flightless bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Henderson Island in the southeast Pacific Ocean. Its natural habitat is dense to open forest.[1]
The population of this species is estimated to be 5,600 mature individuals, roughly equivalent to 8,500 individuals in total.[1]