Genus: Rufirallus
Description
Crakes from South America.
Taxonomy
Rufirallus is a genus in the family Rallidae. There is a note in the IOC spreadsheet saying "The genus Rufirallus Bonaparte, 1856 has priority over Anurolimnas Sharpe, 1893 when Chestnut-headed Crake and Russet-crowned Crake are treated as congeneric (Dickinson & Remsen 2013; HBW; Garcia-R et al. 2020)."
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| R. castaneiceps | Chestnut-headed Crake | ||
| R. viridis | Russet-crowned Crake | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufirallus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufirallus
Pages in category ‘Rufirallus’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
