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Brown crake
Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Zapornia
Species:	Z. akool
Binomial name
Zapornia akool (Sykes, 1832)
Synonyms
Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832)

The brown crake (Zapornia akool), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia. The species name, akool, is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a derivation of the Sinhalese word kukkula, which is used for both moorhen and watercock.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Zapornia akool". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692612A93361384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692612A93361384.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4..

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