Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Ash-throated Crake

Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis

Described by: Vieillot (1819)
Alternate common name(s): White-throated Crake, White-necked Crake
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ecological Reserve of Guapi Assu, Brazil - Nov, 2006 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Tropical South America;
Fragmented distribution with about 12 populations in regions surrounding the Amazon flowage;
(1) N. Colombia, n. and s. Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam and Guiana.
(2) E. and s. Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina) to ex. se. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia, Paraguay and n. Argentina (Tucuman, Misiones, Buenos Aires).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Ministerio do Meio Ambiente

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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