NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Kosrae Crake
Zapornia monasa (Kittlitz, 1858)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Kosrae crake or Kusaie Island crake (Zapornia monasa), sometimes also stated as Kittlitz's rail, is an extinct bird from the family Rallidae. It occurred on the island of Kosrae and perhaps on Ponape in the south-western Pacific which belong both to the Caroline Islands. Its preferred habitat were coastal swamps and marshland covered with taro plants (Colocasia esculenta).
Wikipedia contributors, Kosrae crake; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:54.111435+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zapornia monasa (Kittlitz, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Kittlitz, 1858)
- Common name
- Kosrae Crake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Zapornia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusZapornia Leach, 1816
- speciesZapornia monasa (Kittlitz, 1858)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Zapornia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| St Helena RailZapornia astrictocarpus (Olson, 1973) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolor (Walden, 1872) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sakalava RailZapornia olivieri (G. Grandidier & Berlioz, 1929) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Laysan RailZapornia palmeri (Frohawk, 1892) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Little CrakeZapornia parva (Scopoli, 1769) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Band-bellied CrakeZapornia paykullii (Ljungh, 1813) | RallidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Porzana monasa (Kittlitz, 1858) (Kittlitz, 1858) | synonym |
| Rallus monasa Kittlitz, 1858 Kittlitz, 1858 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1244239 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:CPPDQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.