Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-sided Crake, Rufous-sided Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1819)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) [XC492765]
by Victor Antonelli from Botucatu, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call)

Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) [XC391508]
by Caio Brito from Met\u00e1n, Salta, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to include White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

oenops (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) - South-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and western Brazil.
melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819) - Coastal Venezuela east to Surinam and south through central and eastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) - 10 files

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