Red-and-white crake
Red-and-white crake | |
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At Intervales State Park, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Laterallus |
Species: | L. leucopyrrhus
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Binomial name | |
Laterallus leucopyrrhus (Vieillot, 1819)
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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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Laterallus
- Birds of Argentina
- Birds of the Atlantic Forest
- Birds of Paraguay
- Birds of Uruguay
- Birds described in 1819
- Gruiformes stubs