Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)

Russet-crowned Crake (Anurolimnas viridis) - HBW 3, p. 156

French: Râle kiolo German: Indioralle Spanish: Polluela Coronirrufa
Other common names: Cayenne Crake

Taxonomy: Rallus viridis P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Sometimes placed in Laterallus, which it resembles in voice. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • brunnescens (Todd, 1932) - E Colombia (middle Magdalena Valley).
  • viridis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) - S Venezuela, through the Guianas and Brazil, SW to E Ecuador, E Peru and extreme N Bolivia (Beni).