Paint-billed crake
Mustelirallus erythrops (P. L. Sclater, 1867)
Status not recordedbirds
The paint-billed crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 58.3 g to 67 g.
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Quick facts about the paint-billed crake
- Weight
- 58.3 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 paint-billed crake live?
Not recorded
Is the paint-billed 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 paint-billed crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusMustelirallus
- SpeciesMustelirallus erythrops (P. L. Sclater, 1867)
Synonyms Neocrex erythrops, Porzana erythrops
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- مرعة مطلية المنقارArabic
- rasclet de bec pintatCatalan
- chřástal pestrozobýCzech
- Gråpandet RørvagtelDanish
- GoldschnabelsumpfhuhnGerman
- Goldschnabel-SumpfhuhnGerman
- buntbeka raloEsperanto
- Polluela picopintaSpanish
- Burrito pico rojoSpanish
- Gallineta de Pico RojoSpanish
- Polluela PiquirrojaSpanish
- ehisnokk-huikEstonian
- punajalkahuittiFinnish
- Râle à bec peintFrench
- šarenokljuna štijokaCroatian
- aranycsőrű vízicsibeHungarian
- Rallo beccodipintoItalian
- Schiribilla becco dipintoItalian
- アカアシヒメクイナJapanese
- paprastoji puošniasnapė vištelėLithuanian
- RoodsnavelhoenDutch
- kvekkerikseNorwegian
- derkacznik pstrodziobyPolish
- turu-turuPortuguese
- franga-d'água-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
- Желтоклювый туруRussian
- Златоклювый пастушокRussian
- chriašteľ pestrozobýSlovak
- Šarenokljuni barski petlićSerbian
- gulrödnäbbad rallSwedish
- Gagası Boyalı YelveTurkish
- пастушок золотодзьобийUkrainian
- 彩喙秧鸡Chinese
- 斑嘴田雞Chinese
Relatives of the paint-billed crake
Other species in the same genus Mustelirallus.
Ash-throated crake
Mustelirallus albicollis
Zapata rail
Mustelirallus cerverai
Colombian crake
Mustelirallus colombianus
ComparePaint-billed crake vs Ash-throated crakePaint-billed crake vs Zapata railPaint-billed crake vs Colombian crake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the paint-billed crake?
An adult paint-billed crake weighs 58.3 g – 67 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the paint-billed crake?
The paint-billed crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) 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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