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Chestnut-headed crake

Anurolimnas castaneiceps (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1869)

Status not recordedbirds

The chestnut-headed crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 126 g.

Chestnut-headed crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-headed crake

Weight
126 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-headed crake live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-headed crake?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-headed crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is the only species placed in the genus Anurolimnas. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-headed crake” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-headed_crake&oldid=1362846112), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-headed crake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chestnut-headed crake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusAnurolimnas
  7. SpeciesAnurolimnas castaneiceps (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1869)

Synonyms Amaurolimnas castaneiceps, Porzana castaneiceps, Rallina castaneiceps, Rufirallus castaneiceps

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • مرعة كستنائي الرأسArabic
  • مرعة كستنائية الرأسArabic
  • rasclet capbrúCatalan
  • chřástal rezavohlavýCzech
  • chřástal rezavohrdlýCzech
  • SkyggerikseDanish
  • RotmaskenralleGerman
  • kaŝtankapa raloEsperanto
  • Polluela pituroSpanish
  • Gallineta de Cabeza CastañaSpanish
  • mets-rägaruikEstonian
  • kukkujarääkkäFinnish
  • Râle à masque rougeFrench
  • kestenjastoglava vizlinicaCroatian
  • Rallo testacastanaItalian
  • ムネアカクイナJapanese
  • didžioji rudagalvė vištelėLithuanian
  • KastanjekopralDutch
  • kastanjehoderikseNorwegian
  • derkaczyk kasztanowatyPolish
  • chruścielak kasztanowatyPolish
  • sanã-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • franga-d'água-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • Каштановоголовый пастушокRussian
  • chriašteľ gaštanovýSlovak
  • Riđoglavi barski petlićSerbian
  • kortstjärtad rallSwedish
  • Kızıl Başlı YelveTurkish
  • деркач еквадорськийUkrainian
  • 栗头田鸡Chinese
  • 栗頭田雞Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-headed crake

Other species in the same family Rallidae.

LC, Least Concern
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Water rail

Rallus aquaticus

Rallidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-headed crake?

An adult chestnut-headed crake weighs 126 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-headed crake?

The chestnut-headed crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_headed_crake_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-headed crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-headed-crake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}