[order] Gruiformes | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Anurolimnas viridis | [UK] Russet-crowned Crake | [FR] Rale kiolo | [DE] Indioralle | [ES] Polluela Coronirrufa | [IT] Schiribilla corona rossiccia | [NL] Roodkruinral
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Laterallus | viridis | SA | Amazonia | ||
| Laterallus | viridis | brunnescens | e Colombia | ||
| Laterallus | viridis | viridis | s Venezuela through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil to c Peru and n Bolivia |
Physical charateristics
Small Crake with rufous crown and sides of the head are dark grey, like the eye stripe. Upperparts dull olive. underparts are dull rufous, legs sorange red and the upper mandible black, the under mandible bleu-grey.
Listen to the sound of Russet-crowned Crake
[audio:http://www.aviflevoland.nl/sounddb/R/Russet-crowned Crake.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
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| size min.: | 15 | cm | size max.: | 18 | cm |
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 2 | ||
| eggs max.: | 3 |
Range
Found in Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Equator and Peru. In Suriname quite common even in the boundary gardens of Paramaribo. Very noisy and can be seen running over thick bushes.
Habitat
Contrary to most of the family members this crake is not bound to water. It inhabits thickly overgrown dry wasteland.
Reproduction
Nest is a ball with a side entrance built of dead grasses in the branches of thick bushes. Clutch size 2-3 eggs.
Feeding habits
No much known, insects and seeds and forages within cover.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 6,200,000 km2. The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as ‘frequent’ in at least parts of its range (Stotz et al. 1996). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Migration
Presumed sedentary
Distribution map
Literature
Title Registro da Ocorrência de Siricora-Mirim (Laterallus viridis) em Dourados, MS
Author(s): Claudenice Faxina Zucca et al.
Abstract: Um dos grupos animais mais bem estudados no Brasil..[more]..
Source: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária. Documento 73
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