Red-and-white crake
The red-and-white crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is swamps.
| Red-and-white crake | |
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| At Intervales State Park, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Laterallus |
| Species: | L. leucopyrrhus |
| Binomial name | |
| Laterallus leucopyrrhus (Vieillot, 1819) | |
Morphology
The red-and-white crake is 14 to 16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) and weighs 34–52 g (1.2–1.8 oz) (average 45 g (1.6 oz)). The head, neck and back are bright rufous in contrast to a white throat and breast and black and white barred flanks. The legs are bright coral red and the bill is black with a yellow lower mandible.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Laterallus leucopyrrhus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Taylor, B. (2017). Red-and-white Crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved on 18 May 2017).
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