Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Ocellated Crake (Micropygia schomburgkii) - HBW 3, p. 151
French: Râle ocellé
German: Schomburgkralle
Spanish: Polluela Ocelada
Other common names: Ocellated Rail, Dotted Crake
Taxonomy: Crex Schomburgkii Schomburgk, 1848, interior of Guyana.
Sometimes placed in Coturnicops but differs in vocalizations, nest construction and some anatomical details. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- schomburgkii (Schomburgk, 1848) - Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas; also SE Peru and Bolivia (racial affinities not clear).
- chapmani (Naumburg, 1930) - C to SE Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair was calling near the road at the dry grass.
Locality Emas National Park, Goiás State, Brazil
Edson Endrigo 15 December 2007 22 weeks ago 4.2
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