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Uniform crake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Amaurolimnas
Sharpe, 1893
Species:
A. concolor
Binomial name
Amaurolimnas concolor
(Gosse, 1847)

The uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, the only member of the genus Amaurolimnas.

Distribution and habitat

It is found widely, but locally, in swampy forests and wetlands of southern Mexico, and Central and South America. A Jamaican subspecies, the Jamaican wood rail, is now extinct.

Behaviour

This relatively small, rufous bird is highly cryptic in its behavior and rarely seen.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Amaurolimnas concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)