Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Yellow-breasted Crake

Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer

Described by: Boddaert (1783)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Poliolimnas flaviventer

Photographs

Puerto Rico - Aug 4, 2007 © Lic. Alfredo D. Colón Archilla, CFE 
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Range

The West Indies. C. South America s. to se. South America;
Four populations;
(1) Cuba and Jamaica.
(2) Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
(3) S. Mexico (Michoacan, Gerrero, Puebla, Veracruz and Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua to n. Costa Rica.
(4) Nc. Colombia.
(5) S. Costa Rica, Panama to e. Panama Province and Coiba Is., Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Brazil, ex. e. Bolivia, Paraguay, ex. n. Uruguay and n. Argentina (Tucuman, Santa Fe and Buenos Aires).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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