- Ocellated Crake
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Ocellated Crake Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Micropygia Species: M. schomburgkii Binomial name Micropygia schomburgkii
(Cabanis in Schomburgk, 1848)The Ocellated Crake (Micropygia schomburgkii) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It belongs to the monotypic genus Micropygia. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Micropygia schomburgkii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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