Chestnut-headed crake
The chestnut-headed crake (Rufirallus castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.[2] It is found throughout the Peruvian Amazon Basin and neighboring areas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Rufirallus Sharpe, 1893 |
| Species: | R. castaneiceps |
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| Rufirallus castaneiceps | |
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Description
It is chestnut-coloured with a paler throat and a dark brown back.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Rufirallus castaneiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692320A93348186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692320A93348186.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 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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