Russet-crowned Crake
Russet-crowned Crake (<em>Rufirallus viridis</em>) is a species of Rails, Crakes &amp; Coots (<em>Rallidae</em>) in the order Cranes and Allies.
Overview
Russet-crowned Crake (Rufirallus viridis) is a species of Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae) in the order Cranes and Allies.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Rufirallus; binomial: Rufirallus viridis; authority: (Müller, PLS, 1776).
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Russet-crowned Crake was formerly assigned to Laterallus. Here treated as congeneric with Chestnut-headed Crake, formerly assigned to Anurolimnas. Rufirallus has priority as the generic name for this clade (Dickinson & Remsen 2013; HBW; Garcia-R et al. 2020).
