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).
Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis) [XC518292]
by Victor Antonelli from Ca\u00f1o Negro Wildlife Refuge (riparian forest), Alajuela, Costa Rica (song)
Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis) [XC254909]
by John V. Moore from Minatitl\u00e1n, Minatitl\u00e1n, Veracruz, Mexico (call)