# Junin crake

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{{short description|Subspecies of bird}}
{{Subspeciesbox
| name = Junin crake
| image = Junin Rail P1012694 DxO8.jpg
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2021 |title=''Laterallus tuerosi'' |article-number=e.T22692358A179689310 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22692358A179689310.en}}</ref>
| genus = Laterallus
| species = jamaicensis
| species_link = Black rail
| subspecies = tuerosi
| authority = [Fjeldså](/source/Jon_Fjelds%C3%A5), 1983
| synonyms =
}}

The '''Junin crake''' or '''Junin rail''' ('''''Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi''''') is an elusive and rare [bird](/source/bird) in the family [Rallidae](/source/Rallidae) found only in marshy habitats around [Lake Junin](/source/Lake_Junin) in the [Andean](/source/Andean) highlands of west-central [Peru](/source/Peru).<ref name=IUCN/><ref>[http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0312-juninrail-pod.html Mongabay: Animal photos of the day: the most elusive bird in the world?]</ref>

The [taxonomic](/source/Taxonomy_(biology)) position of the Junin crake is disputed: It was first described as a [subspecies](/source/subspecies) of the [black rail](/source/black_rail) in 1983 and in later years it has variably been considered a black rail subspecies or its own species. Its plumage is highly distinct compared to other black rail subspecies, but its voice is rather similar to those of the two other South American subspecies (''L. j. murivagans'' of coastal Peru and ''L. j. salinasi'' of Chile and Argentina), although it does show some differences.<ref name=SACCtuerosi>{{cite web| title=Elevate Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi to species status | url=https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop536.htm | date=1 July 2012 | publisher=[South American Classification Committee](/source/South_American_Classification_Committee) | access-date=11 November 2023 }}</ref><ref name=Dinesen2017>{{cite journal| last=Dinesen | first=L. | last2=Chamorro | first2=A. | last3=Fjeldså | first3=J. | last4=Aucca | first4=C- | year=2017 |title=Distribution and habitat description of Junín Rail Laterallus tuerosi, Andean Peru | journal=Bird Conservation International | volume=27 | pages=388-397 | doi=10.1017/S0959270916000599 }}</ref> However, their voices are quite distinct from the voices of black rails of North America. Preliminary evidence also suggests that the [Galapagos crake](/source/Galapagos_crake), another member of this [species complex](/source/species_complex), has a voice that resembles that of the South American black rails.<ref name=SACCtuerosi>{{cite web| title=Elevate Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi to species status | url=https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop536.htm | date=1 July 2012 | publisher=[South American Classification Committee](/source/South_American_Classification_Committee) | access-date=11 November 2023 }}</ref>

Regardless of its taxonomic position, the Junin crake is seriously threatened, mostly due to habitat loss, and it is considered [endangered](/source/Endangered_species) by the [IUCN](/source/IUCN).<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Dinesen2017/> Several other threatened animals, including two birds, the [Junin grebe](/source/Junin_grebe) (''Podiceps taczanowskii'') and the Junin [white-tufted grebe](/source/white-tufted_grebe) (''Rollandia rolland''), are restricted to the same lake.<ref name=Dinesen2019>{{cite journal| last=Dinesen | first=L. | last2=Chamorro | first2=A. | last3=Fjeldså | first3=J. | last4=Aucca | first4=C- | year=2019 |title=Long-term declines in waterbirds abundance at Lake Junín, Andean Peru | journal=Bird Conservation International | volume=29 | pages=83–99 | doi=10.1017/S0959270918000230 | doi-access=free }}</ref>

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