Red-and-white crake

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Red-and-white crake
Laterallus leucopyrrhus -Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.jpg
At Intervales State Park, São Paulo state, Brazil

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Laterallus
Species:
L. leucopyrrhus
Binomial name
Laterallus leucopyrrhus
(Vieillot, 1819)
Laterallus leucopyrrhus map.svg

The red-and-white crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is swamps.

Morphology[]

The red-and-white crake is 14 to 16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) and weighs 34–52 g (1.2–1.8 oz) (average 45 g (1.6 oz)). The head, neck and back are bright rufous in contrast to a white throat and breast and black and white barred flanks. The legs are bright coral red and the bill is black with a yellow lower mandible.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Laterallus leucopyrrhus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692371A93350975. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692371A93350975.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Taylor, B. (2017). Red-and-white Crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved on 18 May 2017).


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