Chestnut-headed Crake vs Lesser Violetear

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Colibri cyanotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Lesser Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Rallidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Colibri
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Colibri cyanotus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Lesser Violetear
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 Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway