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GrasslandDomed nestMedium · 64 g
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The russet-crowned crake is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long. Males weigh 55 to 63 g (1.9 to 2.2 oz) and females 69 to 73 g (2.4 to 2.6 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults have a black bill, red legs, gray face, and russet crown. The nominate subspecies has brownish olive upperparts and rufous underparts. Juveniles are light brown with a black face and dull pink legs. Adults of R. v. brunnescens are slightly larger than the nominate and have browner upperparts and a paler head and underparts. It is most vocal in early morning and evening.
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When to see the Russet-crowned Crake
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Russet-crowned Crake
The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Russet-crowned Crake
The russet-crowned crake is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Ocellated CrakeRufirallus schomburgkiiThe ocellated crake is generally around 165mm long, and is sexually dimorphic in size, with males weighing roughly 40 grams and females 24 grams.
Black-banded CrakeRufirallus fasciatusThe black-banded crake is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long.
Red-and-white CrakeRufirallus leucopyrrhusThe red-and-white crake is 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 34 to 52 g (1.2 to 1.8 oz) with an average of about 45 g (1.6 oz)).
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