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Cyanolimnas cerverai

[edit] Identifcation

Very uniform with brownish upperside, most of the underside grayish and white undertail coverts. Legs and iris are red, bill is green with red spot at the base. Lack obvious spots and barring, which other rails and crakes in the area should show.

[edit] Distribution

	Zapata Swamp of southwestern Cuba (endemic).
	Legend • C. cerverai; year-round Maps/Texts consulted1

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Freshwater sawgrass savannas with bushes.

[edit] Behaviour

Very little is known about this species except that it virtually (or perhaps literally) never flies. The voice has been described as reminding of a bouncing ball (Raffaele et al, Birds of the West Indies).

[edit] Conservation Concern

This species is endangered, possibly due to regular burning of the Zapata Swamp or introduced predators.

[edit] References

1. Raffaele, Herbert et al. 2003. Birds of the West Indies. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. ISBN 9780691113197

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