Colombian Crake
Mustelirallus colombianus(Bangs, O, 1898)
English (US) Colombian Crake
The Colombian Crake (Mustelirallus colombianus) 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 colombianus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- Colombian Crake
- Described by
- (Bangs, O, 1898)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mustelirallus colombianus ripleyi
- Mustelirallus colombianus colombianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Neocrex columbianus
- Described by
- (Bangs, O, 1898)
- Type locality
- Palomina, Santa Marta, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12 p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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