Chestnut-headed Crake vs Lesser Cuckoo

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Cuculus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Lesser Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Rallidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Cuculus
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Cuculus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-headed Crake and Lesser Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Lesser Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Lesser Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway