Colombian crake
Mustelirallus colombianus (Bangs, 1898)
Status not recordedbirds
The colombian crake (Mustelirallus colombianus) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 61 g to 67 g.
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Quick facts about the colombian crake
- Weight
- 61 g – 67 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the colombian crake live?
Not recorded
Is the colombian 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 colombian crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusMustelirallus
- SpeciesMustelirallus colombianus (Bangs, 1898)
Synonyms Neocrex colombiana, Neocrex colombianus, Neocrex colombianus colombianus, Neocrex colombianus colombianus, Neocrex columbiana, Neocrex columbianus columbianus, Neocrex erythrops columbianus, Neocrex uniformis, Porzana columbiana
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- مرعة كولومبيةArabic
- rasclet de ColòmbiaCatalan
- chřástal kolumbijskýCzech
- Colombiansk RørvagtelDanish
- KolumbiensumpfhuhnGerman
- kolombia raloEsperanto
- Polluela PizarraSpanish
- Polluela colombianaSpanish
- kolumbia huikEstonian
- kolumbianhuittiFinnish
- Râle de ColombieFrench
- kolumbijska štijokaCroatian
- kolumbiai vízicsibeHungarian
- Rallo della ColombiaItalian
- コロンビアヒメクイナJapanese
- kolumbinė puošniasnapė vištelėLithuanian
- Colombiaans RoodsnavelhoenDutch
- grårikseNorwegian
- derkacznik kolumbijskiPolish
- sanã-colombianaPortuguese
- franga-d'água-colombianaPortuguese
- sanã-de-peito-cinzentoPortuguese
- Колумбийский туруRussian
- Колумбианский погонышRussian
- chriašteľ kolumbijskýSlovak
- Kolumbijski barski petlićSerbian
- colombiarallSwedish
- Kolombiya YelvesiTurkish
- пастушок колумбійськийUkrainian
- 哥伦比亚秧鸡Chinese
- 哥倫比亞田雞Chinese
Relatives of the colombian crake
Other species in the same genus Mustelirallus.
Ash-throated crake
Mustelirallus albicollis
Zapata rail
Mustelirallus cerverai
Paint-billed crake
Mustelirallus erythrops
CompareColombian crake vs Ash-throated crakeColombian crake vs Zapata railColombian crake vs Paint-billed crake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the colombian crake?
An adult colombian crake weighs 61 g – 67 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the colombian crake?
The colombian crake (Mustelirallus colombianus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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