Chestnut-headed Crake vs Red-legged Tinamou

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Crypturellus erythropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Red-legged Tinamou
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Tinamiformes (Tinamiformes)
Family	Rallidae	Tinamidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Crypturellus
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Crypturellus erythropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-headed Crake and Red-legged Tinamou share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Red-legged Tinamou

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Red-legged Tinamou
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.

Red-legged Tinamou

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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