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The ash-throated crake is 21 to 24 cm (8.3 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 90 to 120 g (3.2 to 4.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have black upperparts with brown edges to the feathers, a pale gray throat, breast, and belly, and black and white
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has assessed the ash-throated crake as being of Least
Concern. It has a very large range but its population size and trend are unknown. No immediate threats have been identified. The species is "solitary, shy and difficult to observe" so its abundance and even its exact range limits are hard to
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Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. A classification of the bird species of South
America. American Ornithological Society.
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The ash-throated crake's breeding season has not been fully defined but it possibly nests at any time of year. The nest is a large open bowl made out of dry grass, on the ground or just above it, and often hidden between tree roots or grass. The
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Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. Species Lists of Birds for South
American Countries and Territories.
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Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from
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The ash-throated crake's song is "a repeated, loud, fast series of vibrating notes, sounding like machine-gun 'd'd'd'd'd'-ou'." It also makes "a sharp 'tuk'" call. It mostly vocalizes in early morning and evening.
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The ash-throated crake usually forages out of sight in vegetation but sometimes emerges to the edges of it. Its diet is grass seeds and adults and larvae of insects such as
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The ash-throated crake is generally thought to be sedentary, but some apparent seasonal movements have been noted in
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Taylor, B. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Ash-throated Crake (
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is found in eastern and southern Brazil, southeastern
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265:International Ornithological Committee
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392:but has been extirpated from there.
1085:Taxa named by Louis Pierre Vieillot
1030:IUCN Red List least concern species
552:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
306:Handbook of the Birds of the World
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348:bars on the flanks and undertail
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295:while the IOC retains them in
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255:Taxonomy and systematics
236:Mustelirallus albicollis
187:Mustelirallus albicollis
1080:Birds described in 1819
722:van Perlo, Ber (2009).
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400:, northern and eastern
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408:, extreme northern
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24:Ash-throated crake
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169:M. albicollis
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343:Description
287:from genus
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1002:Xeno-canto
522:References
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447:Formicidae
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135:Gruiformes
624:August 9,
410:Argentina
374:Venezuela
338:SE Brazil
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390:Trinidad
370:Colombia
322:nominate
245:Rallidae
213:Synonyms
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414:Uruguay
402:Bolivia
386:Ecuador
350:coverts
315:Neocrex
311:Porzana
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