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.

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) [XC492766]
by Miguel Angelo Biz from Botucatu, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) [XC274926]
by Carlos Ferrari from Sucumb\u00edos: Imuyacocha (Lagartococha), Ecuador (call, calls)

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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