Black-tailed crake
Zapornia bicolor (Walden, 1872)
The black-tailed crake (Zapornia bicolor) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 57.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-tailed crake
- Weight
- 57.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-tailed crake live?
Not recorded
What is the black-tailed crake?
The black-tailed crake (Zapornia bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
From the Wikipedia article “Black-tailed crake” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-tailed_crake&oldid=1350719400), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the black-tailed crake endangered?
The black-tailed crake is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the black-tailed crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusZapornia
- SpeciesZapornia bicolor (Walden, 1872)
Synonyms Amaurornis bicolor, Porzana bicolor
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- مرعة سوداء الذيلArabic
- polla cuanegraCatalan
- chřástal černoocasýCzech
- Sorthalet RørvagtelDanish
- Zweifarb-SumpfhuhnGerman
- ZweifarbenkielralleGerman
- ZweifarbensumpfhuhnGerman
- nigravosta raloEsperanto
- Polluela bicolorSpanish
- mustsaba-huikEstonian
- pikkusuokanaFinnish
- Râle bicoloreFrench
- Marouette bicoloreFrench
- crnorepa štijokaCroatian
- feketefarkú vízicsibeHungarian
- Rallo di ElwesItalian
- Schiribilla codaneraItalian
- オグロクイナJapanese
- juodauodegis amaurornisLithuanian
- melnastes ormanītisLatvian
- Tweekleurig PorseleinhoenDutch
- svarthalerikseNorwegian
- kureczka czarnosternaPolish
- bagiewnik czarnosternyPolish
- sanã-de-rabo-pretoPortuguese
- franga-d'água-de-cauda-pretaPortuguese
- franga-d'água-rabinegraPortuguese
- franga-de-água-de-cauda-pretaPortuguese
- Двуцветный погонышRussian
- chriašť čiernochvostýSlovak
- Crnorepi barski petlićSerbian
- svartstjärtad sumphönaSwedish
- นกอัญชันหางดำThai
- Kara Kuyruklu YelveTurkish
- багновик чорнохвостийUkrainian
- 棕背田鸡Chinese
- 棕背苦惡鳥Chinese
Relatives of the black-tailed crake
Other species in the same genus Zapornia.
Baillon's crake
Zapornia pusilla
Little crake
Zapornia parva
Ruddy-breasted crake
Zapornia fusca
Brown crake
Zapornia akool
Spotless crake
Zapornia tabuensis
Black crake
Zapornia flavirostra
CompareBlack-tailed crake vs Baillon's crakeBlack-tailed crake vs Little crakeBlack-tailed crake vs Ruddy-breasted crakeBlack-tailed crake vs Brown crake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-tailed crake?
An adult black-tailed crake weighs 57.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-tailed crake endangered?
The black-tailed crake is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black-tailed crake?
The black-tailed crake (Zapornia bicolor) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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