Russet-crowned Crake (Anurolimnas viridis) Science Article 1 abstract Um dos grupos animais mais bem estudados no Brasil e o dasaves (Primack & Rodrigues, 2002), porem em Mato Grosso doSul os estudos ornitologicos ainda sao escassos,principalmente na Regiao Sul do Estado; assim, e importantenotificar a ocorrencia de novas aves e expansoes na distribuicaode algumas especies. Claudenice […]

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Science Article 1 abstract Observations on the pre-nesting activity of the Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)were made by me at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Jasper County, South Carolina from 9 to 16 April 1960, 12 to 23 April 1961, and 28 to 30 April 1963. BROOKE MEANLY, Auk(80):545-546 Download article download […]

Purple Swamp-hen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Science Article 1 abstract I recorded, during the incubation period, the day shift activity of purple swamphens Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio breeding in an artificial wetland of southeastern Spain. Three breeding systems were found: pairs, trios and solitary birds, which confirms that the subspecies porphyrio may also have communal breeding. However, the […]

Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops) Science Article 2 abstract On 17 February 1972 Donald Baker, then an undergraduate in the Department of Wildlife and FisheriesSciences, Texas A&M University, caught a small rail in one of his traps for furbearers, along astream south of College Station, Brazos County, in east-central Texas. The bird was brought to me […]

Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops) Science Article 2 abstract On 17 February 1972 Donald Baker, then an undergraduate in the Department of Wildlife and FisheriesSciences, Texas A&M University, caught a small rail in one of his traps for furbearers, along astream south of College Station, Brazos County, in east-central Texas. The bird was brought to me […]

Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops) Science Article 1 abstract We report a recent observation from southern Costa Rica of the Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops), a little known species from eastern and northern South America. An adult and recently hatched chick were observed at close range in wet grassy second-growth. This observation constitutes the first record of […]

Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops) Science Article 1 abstract We report a recent observation from southern Costa Rica of the Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops), a little known species from eastern and northern South America. An adult and recently hatched chick were observed at close range in wet grassy second-growth. This observation constitutes the first record of […]

Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis) Science Article 1 abstract We provide the first documentation ofLaterallus exilis in Costa Rica. Because of its secretive nature, little is known about this species. We describe the coloration of itssoft parts and contrast its vocalizations with those of L. albigularis, a common and sympatric congener. In Costa Rica, L. exilis […]

Corn Crake (Crex crex) Science Article 5 abstract The corncrake Crex crex is among 1,186 bird species (about 10% of all species) recently assessed as being globally threatened. Corncrake population declines are well documented in western Europe, but until recently little was known about populations and trends elsewhere in Europe and Asia. In the last […]

Corn Crake (Crex crex) Science Article 3 abstract We tested whether the temporal parameters of corncrake (Crex crex) call change seasonally and/or individually. We defined a new, compound variable called RHYTHM, which quantitatively describes how corncrake call is perceived. Temporal parameters of calls, including RHYTHM, were significantly associated with both the time within the breeding […]