Order: Gruiformes | Family: Rallidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. No Data
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. No Data
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Peru
Status: The Paint-billed Crake occurs in the coastal lowlands and the eastern lowlands of Amazonia. It is rather secretive and does not seem to vocalize much. Scattered sightings throughout the Amazonian lowlands suggest the species may be more widespread and may be overlooked. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Gallineta de Pico Rojo.
Sub-species: Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops olivascens) C. Chubb, 1917. Also N. e. erythrops (P. L. Sclater), 1867.
Meaning of Name: Neocrex: Gr. neos, neo= new, new and krex= long legged bird mentioned in Greek mythology. erythrops: Gr. eruthros= red and öps= eyes, eye.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.