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Paint-billed Crake
Mustelirallus erythrops (Sclater, PL, 1867)
58 gWeight
Most records: Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama
Paint-billed Crake has been recorded at 51 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Ciudad Neily rice fields south of HospitalCosta Rica352 records
- Pompéu – apenas listas históricasBrazil92 records
- Coto 47 – Las PangasCosta Rica76 records
More places
- Parque del BicentenarioArgentina46 records
- Playa - Ex Calera San AntonioParaguay25 records
- California – San San-Pond SakPanama20 records
- Cristalino Lodge – entorno do LodgeBrazil13 records
- São Félix do Xingu – listas históricasBrazil11 records
- Tocumen MarshPanama10 records
- Pantanal – Campos do JofreBrazil9 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Paint-billed Crake?
The Paint-billed Crake weighs around 58 g.
Where does the Paint-billed Crake live?
Its breeding range: South America: widespread. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Brazil and Panama.
What does the Paint-billed Crake eat?
Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.
What family is the Paint-billed Crake in?
It belongs to the family Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae), order Gruiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 58 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Fish, shrimp & shellfish
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Partial migrant
More measurements
- Wing
- 97 mm
- Tail
- 43 mm
- Bill
- 21 mm
- Tarsus
- 26 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: widespread
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae
- Genus
- Mustelirallus
Other birds in the genus Mustelirallus
Ash-throated CrakeMustelirallus albicollis
Zapata RailMustelirallus cerverai
Colombian CrakeMustelirallus colombianus
Grey-throated RailCanirallus oculeus
Chestnut-headed CrakeAnurolimnas castaneiceps
Spotted RailPardirallus maculatus
Blackish RailPardirallus nigricans
Plumbeous RailPardirallus sanguinolentus
Uniform CrakeAmaurolimnas concolor
Rufous-necked Wood RailAramides axillaris
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