Chestnut-headed Crake vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rallidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Cyperus
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Smooth Flat Sedge
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.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.