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 LC    Chestnut-headed Crake* Id (Atlas):
    Rufirallus castaneiceps

Description (9)
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Other Names (World)
Chestnut-headed Crake, Chestnut-headed Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1868)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, heavily degraded former forest. From 200 - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Bolivia, Brazil (B), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

 
Chestnut-headed Crake (Rufirallus castaneiceps) [XC270595]
     by Peter Boesman from Allpahuayo - Mishana Reserve, Loreto, Peru (duet)

 
Chestnut-headed Crake (Rufirallus castaneiceps) [XC562915]
     by Peter de Rouw from Reserva Maycu, Nangaritza, Provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • coccineipes Olson, 1973   -  Southern Colombia and north-eastern Ecuador.
  • castaneiceps (Sclater & Salvin, 1868)   -  Eastern Ecuador and northern Peru; presumably this subspecies in extreme north-western Bolivia (Pando).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Chestnut-headed Crake (Rufirallus castaneiceps) - 9 files


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