Rufous-faced Crake
Rufirallus xenopterus(Conover, HB, 1934)
English (US) Rufous-faced Crake
The Rufous-faced Crake (Rufirallus xenopterus) 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.
Range: marshes of southeastern Paraguay, Bolivia (Beni), and adjacent southeastern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rufirallus xenopterus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Rufous-faced Crake
- Described by
- (Conover, HB, 1934)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Laterallus xenopterus
- Described by
- (Conover, HB, 1934)
- Original description
- The Auk 51, no.3 p.365
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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