Ruddy crake
Laterallus ruber (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1860)
The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 44.4 g to 45.2 g and live up to 9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the ruddy crake
- Weight
- 44.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 9 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.2src 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 ruddy crake live?
Not recorded
What is the ruddy crake?
The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae. Other names the ruddy crake is known by are "red rail", "ruddy rail" and "red crake".
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Is the ruddy crake endangered?
The ruddy 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 ruddy crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusLaterallus
- SpeciesLaterallus ruber (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1860)
Synonyms Corethrura ruber, Laterallus ruber ruber
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Red railEnglish
- مرعة حمراءArabic
- rasclet encaputxatCatalan
- chřástal narudlýCzech
- rhegen gochWelsh
- HættedværgrikseDanish
- RubinralleGerman
- rufa raloEsperanto
- Polluela CanelaSpanish
- Polluela ColoradaSpanish
- Polluela rojizaSpanish
- puna-pisiruikEstonian
- meksikonrääkkäFinnish
- Râle rouxFrench
- crvena vizlinicaCroatian
- rubin törpeguvatHungarian
- Rallo rossiccioItalian
- ズグロコビトクイナJapanese
- ズグロコクイナJapanese
- raudonoji švygždaLithuanian
- ചുവന്ന നെല്ലിക്കോഴിMalayalam
- rosse dwergralDutch
- hetterikseNorwegian
- derkaczyk rudyPolish
- sanã-ruivaPortuguese
- franga-d'água-ruivaPortuguese
- Рыжий коростелёкRussian
- Рубиновый погонышRussian
- chriašteľ ryšavýSlovak
- koppardvärgrallSwedish
- Başlıklı Kızıl YelveTurkish
- погонич рудийUkrainian
- 红田鸡Chinese
- 赤南美田雞Chinese
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Relatives of the ruddy crake
Other species in the same genus Laterallus.
White-throated crake
Laterallus albigularis
Rufous-sided crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Galapagos crake
Laterallus spilonota
Grey-breasted crake
Laterallus exilis
Black rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
Rusty-flanked crake
Laterallus levraudi
CompareRuddy crake vs White-throated crakeRuddy crake vs Rufous-sided crakeRuddy crake vs Galapagos crakeRuddy crake vs Grey-breasted crake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ruddy crake?
An adult ruddy crake weighs 44.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the ruddy crake endangered?
The ruddy crake is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the ruddy crake live?
The ruddy crake has a recorded lifespan of 9 years.
What kind of animal is the ruddy crake?
The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) 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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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
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