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[[Image:Porzana albicollis.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''jocateme'''<br>Location: Araçatuba, São Paulo, [[Brazil]]]]
 
[[Image:Porzana albicollis.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''jocateme'''<br>Location: Araçatuba, São Paulo, [[Brazil]]]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Black and olive brown streaks on the back, slate underparts, pale grey throat, black tail, lower flanks and under tail coverts barred black and white, short bill. Sexes are alike.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
This species is found in [[South America]] from [[Colombia]] to [[Argentina]] east of the Andes.
 
This species is found in [[South America]] from [[Colombia]] to [[Argentina]] east of the Andes.
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>====
 
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>====
*''P. a. olivacea'' - N Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas and Suriname; Trinidad
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*''P. a. olivacea'' - N [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and [[Suriname]]; [[Trinidad]]
*''P. a. albicollis'' - E Brazil to Paraguay, e Bolivia and extreme n Argentina
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*''P. a. albicollis'' - E [[Brazil]] to [[Paraguay]], e [[Bolivia]] and extreme n [[Argentina]]
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
===Vocalisation===
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The nest is a large open bowl made out of dry grass, placed on the ground or just above,hidden between tree roots or grass. 2-5 eggs are laid.
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The diet includes insects and insect larvae and grass seeds. 
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====Vocalisation====
 
<flashmp3> Ash throated Crake Regua 17h20m33s14aug2008.mp3</flashmp3><br />
 
<flashmp3> Ash throated Crake Regua 17h20m33s14aug2008.mp3</flashmp3><br />
 
''[[Media:Ash throated Crake Regua 17h20m33s14aug2008.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
 
''[[Media:Ash throated Crake Regua 17h20m33s14aug2008.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Porzana+albicollis}}  
 
{{GSearch|Porzana+albicollis}}  
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Incomplete]][[Category:Porzana]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Porzana]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]

Revision as of 15:54, 14 October 2008

Porzana albicollis
Photo by jocateme
Location: Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil

Identification

Black and olive brown streaks on the back, slate underparts, pale grey throat, black tail, lower flanks and under tail coverts barred black and white, short bill. Sexes are alike.

Distribution

This species is found in South America from Colombia to Argentina east of the Andes.

Taxonomy

Subspecies1

Habitat

Seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.

Behaviour

The nest is a large open bowl made out of dry grass, placed on the ground or just above,hidden between tree roots or grass. 2-5 eggs are laid.

The diet includes insects and insect larvae and grass seeds.

Vocalisation

<flashmp3> Ash throated Crake Regua 17h20m33s14aug2008.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

Recording by Andrew Whitehouse

References

  1. Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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