Rufous-faced crake

Rufous-faced crake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Laterallus
Species: L. xenopterus
Binomial name
Laterallus xenopterus
Conover, 1934

The rufous-faced crake (Laterallus xenopterus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in the Pantanal ; its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Laterallus xenopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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