Paint-billed Crake
Mustelirallus erythrops(Sclater, PL, 1867)
English (US) Paint-billed Crake
The Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) 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 erythrops
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Paint-billed Crake
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mustelirallus erythrops olivascens
- Mustelirallus erythrops erythrops
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Porzana erythrops
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1867)
- Type locality
- Lima, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867, pt.2 p.343 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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