Chestnut-headed Crake
Anurolimnas castaneiceps(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869)
English (US) Chestnut-headed Crake
The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Anurolimnas castaneiceps
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-headed Crake
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anurolimnas castaneiceps coccineipes
- Anurolimnas castaneiceps castaneiceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Porzana castaneiceps
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1869)
- Type locality
- Rio Napo, eastern Ecuador.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868, pt.3 p.453
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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