Species profile
Rufous-faced Crake
Laterallus xenopterus
Quick answer
Marshes of se Paraguay, Bolivia (Beni) and adjacent se Brazil
- Scientific name
- Laterallus xenopterus
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Genus
- Laterallus
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
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