Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis)

Identification & Behavior: ~22.5 cm (9 in). The Ash-throated Crake has gray sides of the head, neck, breast, and belly. The back of the neck is olive with the rest of upperparts mottled olive brown. The bill is greenish and legs brownish. The flanks and vent are black with white bands. It is similar to the Gray-breasted Crake, but I distinguished by much larger size, grayish legs and bill, and gray mottled back.

Status: The Ash-throated Crake is known from only a few localities with the right habitats in the department of Loreto. It is also known from the savannah of Pampas del Heath in Madre de Dios where it appears to be fairly common. It also occurs in Co, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Gallineta de Garganta Ceniza.

Sub-species: Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis albicollis) Vieillot, 1819.

Meaning of Name: Porzana: Italian name for small crakes. albicollis: L. albus= white and collis, collum= neck.

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