Ash-throated Crake
Mustelirallus albicollis(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Ash-throated Crake
The Ash-throated Crake (Mustelirallus albicollis) 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
- Mustelirallus albicollis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ash-throated Crake
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mustelirallus albicollis typhoeca
- Mustelirallus albicollis albicollis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus albicollis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Paraguay, ex Azara, based on a single specimen from Villa Curuguati del Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 28 p.561
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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