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Mustelirallus

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Mustelirallus
Neocrex erythrops erythrops P.L.Sclater, 1867 from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1867, plate XXI)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Tribe: Pardirallini
Genus: Mustelirallus
Bonaparte, 1856
Synonyms

Mustelirallus is a genus of birds in the family Rallidae. The birds are indigenous to the Neotropics, with one species endemic to Cuba. The type species is ash-throated crake.

Species

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It contains the following species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Mustelirallus colombianusColombian crakeColombia, Ecuador, and Panama
Mustelirallus erythropsPaint-billed crakeArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Mustelirallus albicollisAsh-throated crakeColombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Mustelirallus cerveraiZapata railEndemic to the Zapata Peninsula in Cuba.

References

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  1. Gill, F; Donsker, D; Rasmussen, P, eds. (2023). IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2 (inactive 12 July 2025).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
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