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Russet-crowned Crake

Anurolimnas viridis

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Rallidae

The russet-crowned crake (Rufirallus viridis) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Taxonomy The russet-crowned crake was formally described in 1776 by the German zoologist Philipp Statius Müller under the binomial name Rallus viridis.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil