Porzana

Porzana
Spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Porzana
Vieillot, 1816
Type species
Rallus porzana
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

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Synonyms

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Porzana is a genus of birds in the crake and rail family, Rallidae. Its scientific name is derived from Venetian terms for small rails. The spotted crake (P. porzana) is the type species.