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

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word ''kukkula'', which is used for both moorhen and

watercock The watercock (''Gallicrex cinerea'') is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae that is widely distributed across Southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus ''Gallicrex''. Taxonomy The watercock was formally described in 17 ...

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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 specific name (zoology), species name, ''akool'', is of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mytholo ...

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