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Colombian Crake

Mustelirallus colombianus

Data Deficient · IUCN Red List

DDData DeficientPlantsWetland58 g

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The Colombian crake is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long. The sexes are alike. The nominate subspecies has a brown crown, nape, and upperparts including the tail. Its throat is white and its face, throat, and breast are gray. Its flanks, belly, and vent are cinnamon. M. c. ripleyi is similar but significantly darker. Voice: As of late 2022 xeno-canto had only one recording of a Colombian crake vocalization and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library had none. That recording is of an immature bird being held by a researcher and is judged to be a distress call.

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When to see the Colombian Crake

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

About the Colombian Crake

The Colombian crake is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

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Easily confused with

Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) Paint-billed CrakeMustelirallus erythropsThe paint-billed crake is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long and weighs about 40 to 70 g (1.4 to 2.5 oz). Ash-throated Crake (Mustelirallus albicollis) Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollisThe ash-throated crake is 21 to 24 cm (8.3 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 90 to 120 g (3.2 to 4.2 oz).

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