Brown crake

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.^[2]

Brown crake
Brown crake bird at Bhigwan, Maharashtra, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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)