Grey-breasted crake
Laterallus exilis (Temminck, 1831)
The grey-breasted crake (Laterallus exilis) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 32 g to 36 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grey-breasted crake
- Weight
- 32 g – 36 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the grey-breasted crake live?
Not recorded
What is the grey-breasted crake?
The grey-breasted crake (Laterallus exilis) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
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Is the grey-breasted crake endangered?
The grey-breasted crake is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the grey-breasted crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusLaterallus
- SpeciesLaterallus exilis (Temminck, 1831)
Synonyms Laterallus exilis exilis, Laterallus guti, Rallus exilis
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Gray-breasted crakeEnglish
- Gray-breasted crakeEnglish
- مرعة رمادية الصدرArabic
- rasclet pitgrísCatalan
- chřástal šedoprsýCzech
- rhegen fronllwydWelsh
- Gråbrystet DværgrikseDanish
- AmazonasralleGerman
- Amazonas-RalleGerman
- grizbrusta raloEsperanto
- Polluela bicolorSpanish
- Burrito de pecho grisSpanish
- Burrito pecho grisSpanish
- Gallineta de Pecho GrisSpanish
- Polluela pechigrísSpanish
- Polluela Pecho GrisSpanish
- hallrind-pisiruikEstonian
- ruohikkorääkkäFinnish
- Râle grêleFrench
- sivoprsa vizlinicaCroatian
- amazonasi törpeguvatHungarian
- Rallo pettogrigioItalian
- ハイムネコビトクイナJapanese
- ハイムネコクイナJapanese
- pilkakrūtė švygždaLithuanian
- AmazonedwergralDutch
- gråbrystrikseNorwegian
- derkaczyk amazońskiPolish
- sanã-do-capimPortuguese
- franga-d'água-de-peito-cinzentoPortuguese
- Амазонский погонышRussian
- Серогрудый коростелёкRussian
- chriašteľ sivoprsýSlovak
- Sivogrudi barski petlićSerbian
- gråbröstad dvärgrallSwedish
- Gök Yüzlü YelveTurkish
- погонич амазонійськийUkrainian
- 灰胸田鸡Chinese
- 灰胸南美田雞Chinese
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Relatives of the grey-breasted crake
Other species in the same genus Laterallus.
White-throated crake
Laterallus albigularis
Rufous-sided crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Galapagos crake
Laterallus spilonota
Black rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
Ruddy crake
Laterallus ruber
Rusty-flanked crake
Laterallus levraudi
CompareGrey-breasted crake vs White-throated crakeGrey-breasted crake vs Rufous-sided crakeGrey-breasted crake vs Galapagos crakeGrey-breasted crake vs Black rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-breasted crake?
An adult grey-breasted crake weighs 32 g – 36 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-breasted crake endangered?
The grey-breasted crake is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the grey-breasted crake?
The grey-breasted crake (Laterallus exilis) 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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