Uniform crake
Amaurolimnas concolor (Gosse, 1847)
The uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 133 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the uniform crake
- Weight
- 133 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 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 uniform crake live?
Not recorded
What is the uniform crake?
The uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Mexico, most of Central America, and in nine South American countries.
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Is the uniform crake endangered?
The uniform 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 uniform crake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusAmaurolimnas
- SpeciesAmaurolimnas concolor (Gosse, 1847)
Synonyms Aramides concolor, Eulabeornis concolor, Rallus concolor
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- مرعة موحدةArabic
- rascló unicolorCatalan
- chřástal pískavýCzech
- chřástal stejnobarvýCzech
- Ensfarvet RørvagtelDanish
- EinfarbralleGerman
- unukolora raloEsperanto
- Cotara caféSpanish
- Gallineta UnicolorSpanish
- polluela uniformeSpanish
- Rascón caféSpanish
- Rascón CaneloSpanish
- loduruikEstonian
- pikkumangrovekanaFinnish
- Râle concoloreFrench
- kestenjasta kokošicaCroatian
- egyszínű guvatHungarian
- Rallo uniformeItalian
- Rallo unicoloreItalian
- チャバラクイナJapanese
- vienspalvė vištelėLithuanian
- Effen BosralDutch
- effen bosraleDutch
- brunrikseNorwegian
- chruścielak jednobarwnyPolish
- saracura-lisaPortuguese
- frango-d'água-lisoPortuguese
- Saracurinha-da-mataPortuguese
- Одноцветный пастушокRussian
- Одноцветный саракураRussian
- chriašteľ jednofarebnýSlovak
- enfärgad rallSwedish
- Tek Renkli YelveTurkish
- пастушок бурийUkrainian
- 純色秧雞Chinese
- 纯色秧鸡Chinese
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Relatives of the uniform crake
Other species in the same family Rallidae.
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Corn crake
Crex crex
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's crake
Zapornia pusilla
CompareUniform crake vs Eurasian cootUniform crake vs Common moorhenUniform crake vs Corn crakeUniform crake vs Water rail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the uniform crake?
An adult uniform crake weighs 133 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the uniform crake endangered?
The uniform 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 uniform crake?
The uniform crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) 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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