Laterallus Crakes
Laterallus
Laterallus is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae. These small, relatively short-billed terrestrial rails are found among dense vegetation near water in the Neotropics, although a single species, the black rail, also occurs in the United States.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Rufous-sided Crake
speciesLaterallus melanophaius
White-throated Crake
speciesLaterallus albigularis
Ruddy Crake
speciesLaterallus ruber
Black Rail
speciesLaterallus jamaicensis
Yellow-breasted Crake
speciesLaterallus flaviventer
Gray-breasted Crake
speciesLaterallus exilis
Dot-winged Crake
speciesLaterallus spiloptera
Galápagos Rail
speciesLaterallus spilonota
Speckled Rail
speciesLaterallus notatus
Rusty-flanked Crake
speciesLaterallus levraudi
Inaccessible Island Rail
speciesLaterallus rogersi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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