Spotless Crake
Zapornia tabuensis
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
- Order
- Gruiformes
Overview
The spotless crake (Zapornia tabuensis) is a species of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. It is widely distributed species occurring from the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand across the southern Pacific Ocean to the Marquesas Islands to the south east along the Tuamotus island chain to Pitcairn Oeno island.
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Range and habitat
Northern Philippines (rare), Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas), New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), New Caledonia, North and South islands, New Zealand (and formerly Chatham Islands), eastwards through Polynesia to Pitcairn.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Spotless crake
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
