Russet-crowned Crake (Rufirallus viridis)

Other Scientific Names
Laterallus viridis [BirdLife International (2004)], Laterallus viridis [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Russet-crowned Crake, Cayenne Crake

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

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 (46)...)

Russet-crowned Crake (Rufirallus viridis) [XC375731]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Senador Guiomard, Fazenda Experimental Catuaba - Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil (song)

Russet-crowned Crake (Rufirallus viridis) [XC271999]
by Peter Boesman from Colakreek, Para, Suriname (call, song, call and song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brunnescens Todd, 1932 - Eastern Colombia (middle Magdalena Valley).
viridis (M�ller, 1776) - Southern Venezuela, through the Guianas and Brazil, south-west to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and extreme northern Bolivia (Beni).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Russet-crowned Crake (Rufirallus viridis) - 10 files

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