Red-and-white Crake
Rufirallus leucopyrrhus (Vieillot, 1819)
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Red-and-white Crake, Rufirallus leucopyrrhus, is a rail of southeastern South America, breeding in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. It lives in wet places with shallow water or damp ground, where grasses or reeds are tall or tangled, and shrubs, thickets and small trees are often present. The sexes look alike. Its head, neck and back are bright chestnut, set off sharply from a white throat and breast, while the flanks are barred black and white. The legs are coral red to salmon-pink, and the bill is black with a yellow base and a pale tip.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- South America: se
