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Black-banded crake

Rufirallus fasciatus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)

Status not recordedbirds

The black-banded crake (Rufirallus fasciatus) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 69 g.

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Quick facts about the black-banded crake

Weight
69 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predator
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Migration
Sedentary
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-banded crake live?

Not recorded

Is the black-banded crake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black-banded crake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusRufirallus
  7. SpeciesRufirallus fasciatus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)

Synonyms Anurolimnas fasciatus, Laterallus fasciatus, Laterallus hauxwelli, Ortygometra sclateri, Porzana fasciata, Porzana hauxwelli

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Franga-d'água-zebraEnglish
  • مرعة سوداء الراسArabic
  • rasclet de ventre barratCatalan
  • chřástal černopásýCzech
  • Sortbåndet RikseDanish
  • StreifenbauchralleGerman
  • nigrastria raloEsperanto
  • Polluela barreadaSpanish
  • soo-rägaruikEstonian
  • mustavyörääkkäFinnish
  • Râle fasciéFrench
  • riđoglava štijokaCroatian
  • Rallo bandenereItalian
  • クロジマコビトクイナJapanese
  • juodadryžė rudagalvė vištelėLithuanian
  • ZwartbandralDutch
  • selvasrikseNorwegian
  • derkaczyk czarnopręgiPolish
  • sanã-zebradaPortuguese
  • Опоясанный коростелёкRussian
  • chriašteľ čiernopruhýSlovak
  • Crnoprugi barski petlićSerbian
  • Svartbandad rallSwedish
  • Kırmızı Çizgili Kestane YelvesiTurkish
  • деркач колумбійськийUkrainian
  • 黑斑田鸡Chinese
  • Sortbåndet SkyggerikseDanish
  • Gallineta Negra BandeadaSpanish
  • クロジマクイナJapanese
  • svartbandad dvärgrallSwedish
  • 黑紋田雞Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black-banded crake

Other species in the same genus Rufirallus.

CompareBlack-banded crake vs Rufous-faced crakeBlack-banded crake vs Red-and-white crakeBlack-banded crake vs Ocellated crakeBlack-banded crake vs Russet-crowned crake

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-banded crake?

An adult black-banded crake weighs 69 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-banded crake?

The black-banded crake (Rufirallus fasciatus) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-banded crake (Rufirallus fasciatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-banded-crake

MLA

“Black-banded crake (Rufirallus fasciatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-banded-crake.

BibTeX
@misc{black_banded_crake_2026,
  title = {Black-banded crake (Rufirallus fasciatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-banded-crake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}