Rufous-faced Crake
Rufous-faced Crake (<em>Rufirallus xenopterus</em>) is a species of Rails, Crakes &amp; Coots (<em>Rallidae</em>) in the order Cranes and Allies.
Overview
Rufous-faced Crake (Rufirallus xenopterus) is a species of Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae) in the order Cranes and Allies.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Rufirallus; binomial: Rufirallus xenopterus; authority: (Conover, 1934).
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Move Rufous-faced Crake from Laterallus to Rufirallus based on multilocus (mtDNA + nucDNA) phylogenetic analyses (Depino et al. 2023).
