Black-banded Crake (Porzana fasciata)

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

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1867)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, heavily degraded former forest. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Southern and south-eastern Colombia south to eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru, and eastern across western Amazonian Brazil to R Purús.

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 (36)...)

Black-banded Crake (Laterallus fasciatus) [XC431892]
by Caio Brito from Manoel Urbano, Acre, Brazil (call)

Black-banded Crake (Laterallus fasciatus) [XC97474]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Huasquila Amazon Lodge, Napo, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Species formerly known as Laterallus hauxwelli, as name fasciatus erroneously thought to be incompatible with the older species name of Rallina fasciata.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-banded Crake (Porzana fasciata) - 5 files

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