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Rusty-flanked crake

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individuals is believed to be decreasing. Degradation and destruction of its habitat by industrial waste, tourist development, agriculture, and dam expansion are the principal threats. It appears to be locally common and "conversion of largely-forested regions to pastureland with water-bodies may favour this crake."
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originally assessed the rusty-flanked crake in 1988 as Threatened, then in 1994 as Vulnerable and in 2000 as Endangered. In 2018 it was again assessed as Vulnerable. It has a limited range which is however larger than thought in the past. Its estimated population of between 1000 and 2500 mature
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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 rusty-flanked crake is 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long. The sexes are alike. They have dark olive brown upperparts and red flanks. Their underparts are red except for a white throat and center of the breast.
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The rusty-flanked crake's song is "an abrupt, loose churring" sometimes preceded by single notes: "ti ... ti .. ti.ti.trrrrrrrrrrrrrr". It is especially vocal during the morning, and in May to July.
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HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at:
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The rusty-flanked crake's foraging technique and diet have not been documented but are assumed to be similar to those of
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Taylor, B., C. J. Sharpe, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Rusty-flanked Crake (
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Nothing is known about the rusty-flanked crake's breeding biology.
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The rusty-flanked crake is found only in Venezuela north of the
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Conservation status
Vulnerable
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Gruiformes
Rallidae
Laterallus
Binomial name
Sclater, PL
Salvin

Vulnerable species
bird
Rallidae
endemic
Venezuela
monotypic
rufous-sided crake
superspecies
Orinoco River
congeners
Dickcissel male perched on a metal pole singing, with neck stretched and beak open.
Listen to rusty-flanked crake on xeno-canto
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