Russet-crowned crake
The russet-crowned crake (Laterallus viridis) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.[2]
| Russet-crowned crake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Laterallus |
| Species: | L. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Laterallus viridis (Müller, PLS, 1776) | |
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It is found in the northern part of South America (in particular the eastern Amazon, the Guyana Shield and the Atlantic Forest). Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Rufirallus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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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