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| − | [[Image:Ash-throated_Crake.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Aracari|Aracari}}<br> | + | [[Image:Ash-throated_Crake.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Aracari|Aracari}}<br />Parque do Zizo, [[Brazil]].]] |
;[[:Category:Porzana|Porzana]] albicollis | ;[[:Category:Porzana|Porzana]] albicollis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | *Brownish back with black and olive-brown streaks | |
| − | + | *Slate-grey underparts | |
| + | *Pale grey throat | ||
| + | *Black tail | ||
| + | *Lower flanks and under tail coverts barred black and white | ||
| + | *Short bill<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes are alike. | ||
==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'' | + | *''P. a. olivacea'': |
| − | *''P. a. albicollis'' | + | :*Northern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and [[Suriname]]; [[Trinidad]] |
| − | + | *''P. a. albicollis'': | |
| + | :*Eastern [[Brazil]] to [[Paraguay]], eastern [[Bolivia]] and extreme northern [[Argentina]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Swamps and areas of seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | + | Between 2 and 5 eggs are laid in a nest which is a large open bowl made out of dry grass, placed on the ground or just above and hidden between tree roots or by the grass. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects and insect larvae and grass seeds. | The diet includes insects and insect larvae and grass seeds. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====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]]''<br /> |
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Recording by Andrew Whitehouse | Recording by Andrew Whitehouse | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Porzana+albicollis}} | {{GSearch|Porzana+albicollis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Porzana]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Porzana]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 28 June 2009
- Porzana albicollis
Identification
- Brownish back with black and olive-brown streaks
- Slate-grey 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
- P. a. olivacea:
- P. a. albicollis:
Habitat
Swamps and areas of seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
Behaviour
Breeding
Between 2 and 5 eggs are laid in a nest which is a large open bowl made out of dry grass, placed on the ground or just above and hidden between tree roots or by the grass.
Diet
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
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
