Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai)

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
29 cm

First Described (Guide)
Barbour & Peters, 1927

Habitat
Tall grasslands comprising of dense, tangled, bush-covered swamp with low trees.

Range (Guide)

Cuba (B) (NB).

Zapata Swamp, west-central Cuba.

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

Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Predation by introduced mongooses and rats, dry-season burning are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A bouncing 'cutucutu-cutucutu-cutucutu'. Also limpkin-like 'kuvk kuck'.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus) which is heavily spotted.

References
See References.

Files:

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