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| Porzana | |
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| Spotted crake (Porzana porzana) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Porzana Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Rallus porzana Linnaeus, 1766
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| Synonyms | |
Porzana is a genus of birds in the crake and rail family, Rallidae. Its scientific name is derived from Venetian terms for small rails.[1] The spotted crake (P. porzana) is the type species.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.