Rufous-faced crake
Appearance
Rufous-faced crake | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Laterallus |
Species: | L. xenopterus
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Binomial name | |
Laterallus xenopterus Conover, 1934
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The rufous-faced crake (Laterallus xenopterus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay; its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The rufous-faced crake is described as having bold black and white bars on the upper wing, a reddish brown head/nape, and black and white under tail-coverts. They also have crimson-red eyes and a short deep bill.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Laterallus xenopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- Rufous-faced Crake Laterallus xenopterus: a new species for Bolivia, with notes on its identification.