Rails, Crakes & Coots

Russet-crowned Crake

Rufirallus viridis

The Russet-crowned Crake (Rufirallus viridis) is a 64 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

64 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, GF, Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Route de Guatemala - Ouest du carrefour (French Guiana); Route de Guatemala - Grandes pâtures (French Guiana); Peperpot Nature Park (Suriname); Roche Corail (French Guiana); Fredberg · Zintete Lodge (Suriname).

Photo: (c) Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist