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 LC    Ruddy Crake* Id (Atlas):
    Laterallus ruber

Description (10)
Image of Ruddy Crake
 

Other Names (World)
Ruddy Crake, Red Crake

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
14 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1860)

Habitat
Freshwater habitats including marshes, reedbeds, damp fields and ditches.

Range (Guide)
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Southern and eastern Mexico (Guerrero and Tamaulipas) south to Honduras, northern Nicaragua and north-western Costa Rica (northern Guanacaste).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

 
Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber) [XC455083]
     by id from El Transito, San Miguel, El Salvador (song)

 
Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber) [XC264211]
     by Manuel Grosselet from Minatitlan, refineria de SAnta Alejandrina, Veracruz, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
In past, up to three subspecies proposed, ruber, ruberrimus and tamaulipensis.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber) - 10 files


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