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Henderson crake

Zapornia atra (North, 1908)

VUVulnerablebirds

The henderson crake (Zapornia atra) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 75.9 g to 79.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Henderson crake (Zapornia atra)
Photo: Orban.Balazs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the henderson crake

Weight
75.9 g – 79.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.31src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1.63src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the henderson crake live?

Not recorded

What is the henderson crake?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Henderson crake or red-eyed crake (Zapornia atra), also Henderson Island crake or Henderson Island rail, 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Henderson crake” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henderson_crake&oldid=1376897114), 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 henderson crake endangered?

The henderson crake is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the henderson crake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusZapornia
  7. SpeciesZapornia atra (North, 1908)

Synonyms Nesophylax ater, Porzana atra, Porzana murrayi

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Henderson island crakeEnglish
  • Henderson island railEnglish
  • Red-eyed crakeEnglish
  • مرعة هندرسونArabic
  • rasclet de l'illa HendersonCatalan
  • chřástal hendersonskýCzech
  • Tuamotu RørvagtelDanish
  • HendersonrørvagtelDanish
  • TuamotusumpfhuhnGerman
  • HendersonsumpfhuhnGerman
  • hendersona raloEsperanto
  • Polluela de la HendersonSpanish
  • Polluela de isla HendersonSpanish
  • nõgihuikEstonian
  • nokihuittiFinnish
  • Râle de HendersonFrench
  • Marouette de HendersonFrench
  • hendersonska štijokaCroatian
  • henderson-szigeti vízicsibeHungarian
  • Schiribilla di HendersonItalian
  • ヘンダーソンクイナJapanese
  • Hendersono švygždaLithuanian
  • HendersonporseleinhoenDutch
  • hendersonrikseNorwegian
  • kureczka smolistaPolish
  • sanã-da-hendersonPortuguese
  • franga-d'água-da-hendersonPortuguese
  • franga-d'água-de-hendersonPortuguese
  • franga-de-água-da-hendersonPortuguese
  • Туамотский погонышRussian
  • Чёрный островной погонышRussian
  • chriašť čiernySlovak
  • Barski petlić sa ostrva HendersonSerbian
  • hendersonsumphönaSwedish
  • Henderson Adası YelvesiTurkish
  • погонич чорнийUkrainian
  • 北秧雞Chinese
  • 亨岛田鸡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the henderson crake

Other species in the same genus Zapornia.

LC, Least Concern
Black crake (Zapornia flavirostra)

Black crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Rallidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the henderson crake?

An adult henderson crake weighs 75.9 g – 79.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the henderson crake endangered?

The henderson crake is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the henderson crake?

The henderson crake (Zapornia atra) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Henderson crake (Zapornia atra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/henderson-crake

MLA

“Henderson crake (Zapornia atra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/henderson-crake.

BibTeX
@misc{henderson_crake_2026,
  title = {Henderson crake (Zapornia atra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/henderson-crake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}