Laterallus levraudi
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The rusty-flanked crake (Laterallus levraudi) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is endemic to Venezuela. The rusty-flanked crake is monotypic. Some authors treat it and the rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) as a superspecies.
The rusty-flanked crake is 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long. The sexes are alike. They have dark olive brown upperparts and red flanks. Their underparts are red except for a white throat and center of the breast. The rusty-flanked crake is found only in Venezuela north of the Orinoco River, mostly coastally and somewhat inland along the western flank of the Andes. It inhabits a variety of wet lowland landscapes including swamps, marshes, lagoons, lakeshores, and flooded pastures. In elevation it ranges from about 20 to 600 m (66 to 2,000 ft).
The rusty-flanked crake is not known to migrate. The rusty-flanked crake's foraging technique and diet have not been documented but are assumed to be similar to those of congeners. They usually forage on the ground... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-flanked Crake sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 171st most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-flanked Crake in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 110 mm in August.
Only Valencia, Venezuela, in our data
Valencia, Venezuela is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rusty-flanked Crake sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rusty-flanked Crake is recorded against all the birds logged in Valencia, Venezuela (6 verified sightings), 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.
