Abstract
We present the first record of Paint-billed Crake, Mustelirallus erythrops (Sclater 1867), for Amazonas, Colombia. We observed six individuals in water channels at the Leticia airport, in Amazonas department, while monitoring the avifauna associated with the airport. Our photographs and recordings represent the first record of the species in the Amazon region in Colombia, and the first documented record of the species in all western Amazonia.
Highlights
The Paint-billed Crake, Mustelirallus erythrops (Sclater 1867), is one of the 29 species of rallids found in Colombia (Avendaño et al 2017; Ayerbe-Quiñones 2018; McMullan et al 2018)
Mustelirallus, formerly Neo crex (Remsen et al 2019), encompasses, in Colombia, three small to medium sized species (18–23 cm) which are among the most difficult to observe and of the least known of this cosmopolitan bird family (Restall et al 2006a; McMullan et al 2018; Taylor et al 2020; eBird 2020)
Its distribution extends from the United States to Argentina in South America, but in an irregular range, that includes patches in several countries (Arnold 1978; Hilty and Brow 1986; Camperi 1992; Taylor 1998; Watson and Benz 1999; De la Peña 2002; Bertin et al 2017; Quiroga 2017; Taylor et al 2020; GBIF 2020)
Summary
The Paint-billed Crake, Mustelirallus erythrops (Sclater 1867), is one of the 29 species of rallids found in Colombia (Avendaño et al 2017; Ayerbe-Quiñones 2018; McMullan et al 2018). Mustelirallus, formerly Neo crex (Remsen et al 2019), encompasses, in Colombia, three small to medium sized species (18–23 cm) which are among the most difficult to observe and of the least known of this cosmopolitan bird family (Restall et al 2006a; McMullan et al 2018; Taylor et al 2020; eBird 2020) They inhabit pastures and swamp borders, including rice fields, where they almost never go outside cover, and when they do so they rapidly hide when sense danger (Ayerbe-Quiñones 2018). There is an unpublished record in Xenocanto (https://www.xenocanto.org/) from Palmari Natural Reserve in Brazil very near its border with Colombia in Leticia
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
