Russet-crowned crake

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Russet-crowned crake
Anurolimnas viridis (Müller, 1776), Rallidae, Atlantic forest, northern littoral of Bahia, Brazil (14224836829).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Rufirallus
Species:
R. viridis
Binomial name
Rufirallus viridis
(Müller, PLS, 1776)
Anurolimnas viridis map.svg
Synonyms
  • Anurolimnas viridis
  • Rufirallus viridis

The russet-crowned crake (Rufirallus viridis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.[2]

It is found in the northern part of South America (in particular the eastern Amazon, the Guyana Shield and the Atlantic Forest). Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rufirallus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692323A93348374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692323A93348374.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 July 2019.


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