Ocellated Crake

Rufirallus schomburgkii

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Rufirallus
eBird Code
ocecra1

Subspecies (2)

  • Rufirallus schomburgkii chapmani

    southeastern Ecuador, eastern Peru through southern and central Brazil to far northeastern Argentina (Misiones); subspecies attributions of some areas unclear

  • Rufirallus schomburgkii schomburgkii

    locally in southwestern Costa Rica (Buenos Aires area), southeastern Colombia, north-central Venezuela, and Guyana to French Guiana; subspecies attributions of some areas unclear

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.