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.

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) [XC693642]
by Peter Boesman from Flor de Inirida, Guain\u00eda, Colombia (song)

Russet-crowned Crake (Rufirallus viridis) [XC530712]
by Samuel Jones from Rio Jo\u00e3o Mendes, Niter\u00f3i, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (call)

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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