Brown Crake (Zapornia akool)
About the 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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 9 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in China, India in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillarecording
- Black CrakeZapornia flavirostrarecording
- Little CrakeZapornia parvarecording
- Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscarecording
- Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.