Anurolimnas viridis
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The russet-crowned crake (Rufirallus viridis) 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.
The russet-crowned crake was formally described in 1776 by the German zoologist Philipp Statius Müller under the binomial name Rallus viridis. Müller based his account on a plate of the "Râle de Cayenne" that had been published to accompany the Comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The russet-crowned crake is now placed in the genus Rufirallus that was introduced in 1856 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The genus name combines the Latin rufus meaning "rufous" with the genus Rallus that had been introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for the rails. The specific epithet viridis is Latin meaning "green".
Two subspecies are recognised: Males... Wikipedia →
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Brazil · 2022
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Brazil · 2002
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Brazil · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-Crowned Crake sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 263rd most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-Crowned Crake in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. February to April have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Russet-Crowned Crake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Russet-Crowned Crake sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet-Crowned Crake is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
