Ruddy crake

The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae.

Ruddy crake

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Laterallus
Species:
L. ruber
Binomial name
Laterallus ruber
(Sclater & Salvin, 1860)

Description

It is a small crake, 14–16.5 cm in length. It is mostly bright chestnut in colour with a paler chin and belly, blackish crown and dark grey ear-coverts. The bill is black, the iris is red and the legs and feet are olive-green.

The bird occurs from Mexico south to north-west Costa Rica. It is found in freshwater habitats such as marshes, reedbeds, damp fields and ditches.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Laterallus ruber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Taylor, Barry & Ber van Perlo (1998) Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World, Pica Press, Sussex.


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