Rufous-sided crake
Laterallus melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819)
The rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 52.1 g to 60 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the rufous-sided crake
- Weight
- 52.1 g – 60 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
- 2.4src 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 rufous-sided crake live?
Not recorded
What is the rufous-sided crake?
The rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile.
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Is the rufous-sided crake endangered?
The rufous-sided 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 rufous-sided crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusLaterallus
- SpeciesLaterallus melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms Rallus melanophaius
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- مرعة صهباء الجانبArabic
- rasclet de flancs rogencsCatalan
- chřástal rezavobokýCzech
- rhegen ystlys-gochWelsh
- DværgrikseDanish
- RothalsralleGerman
- rufaflanka raloEsperanto
- Polluela burritoSpanish
- Burrito CanelaSpanish
- Burrito comúnSpanish
- Burrito Patas VerdesSpanish
- Gallineta de Flanco RufoSpanish
- lõuna-pisiruikEstonian
- eteläamerikanrääkkäFinnish
- Râle brunoirFrench
- riđoboka vizlinicaCroatian
- vöröstorkú törpeguvatHungarian
- Rallo fianchirossiItalian
- Rallo fianchirossicciItalian
- ノドジロコビトクイナJapanese
- ノドジロコクイナJapanese
- raudonkaklė švygždaLithuanian
- Braziliaanse DwergralDutch
- kanelrikseNorwegian
- derkaczyk oliwkowyPolish
- sanã-pardaPortuguese
- Açanã-de-pescoço-ferrugemPortuguese
- franga-d'água-de-flancos-ruivosPortuguese
- Красношейный погонышRussian
- Рыжешейный коростелёкRussian
- chriašteľ buritoSlovak
- Riđoboki barski petlićSerbian
- rödsidig dvärgrallSwedish
- Kızıl Böğürlü YelveTurkish
- погонич оливковийUkrainian
- 棕胁田鸡Chinese
- 棕脇南美田雞Chinese
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Relatives of the rufous-sided crake
Other species in the same genus Laterallus.
White-throated crake
Laterallus albigularis
Galapagos crake
Laterallus spilonota
Grey-breasted crake
Laterallus exilis
Black rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
Ruddy crake
Laterallus ruber
Rusty-flanked crake
Laterallus levraudi
CompareRufous-sided crake vs White-throated crakeRufous-sided crake vs Galapagos crakeRufous-sided crake vs Grey-breasted crakeRufous-sided crake vs Black rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous-sided crake?
An adult rufous-sided crake weighs 52.1 g – 60 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rufous-sided crake endangered?
The rufous-sided 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 rufous-sided crake?
The rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) 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
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