Ocellated Crake
Rufirallus schomburgkii(Schomburgk, MR, 1848)
English (US) Ocellated Crake
The Ocellated Crake (Rufirallus schomburgkii) 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
- Rufirallus schomburgkii
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ocellated Crake
- Described by
- (Schomburgk, MR, 1848)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rufirallus schomburgkii schomburgkii
- Rufirallus schomburgkii chapmani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crex Schomburgkii
- Described by
- (Schomburgk, MR, 1848)
- Type locality
- Interior of British Guiana.
- Original description
- Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844 2 p.245
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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