Jan 11

Bird of the day

Henderson crake

Zapornia atra

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.

The population of this species is estimated to be 5,600 mature individuals, roughly equivalent to 8,500 individuals in total.

Aliases

Zapornia atra