Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis)

Other Names (World)
Grey-breasted Crake, Gray-breasted Crake

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1831)

Habitat
Freshwater inland wetlands. From sea-level - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Guatemala and Belize south through Panama to Colombia and northern Ecuador; Venezuela and the Guianas south through Amazonian Brazil and west to eastern Peru and northern Bolivia; extreme south-eastern Brazil; also southern Paraguay (Villa Hayes), where status uncertain.

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 (41)...)

Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis) [XC517736]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Campestre de Goi\u00e1s, Campestre de Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)

Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis) [XC614552]
by Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) from Finca San Jorge, Morelia\/Caquet\u00e1, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis) - 10 files

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