Ruddy crake

The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae.

This article is about the species from the Americas. For the species from Asia and Oceania, see Ruddy-breasted crake.

Ruddy crake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Laterallus
Species:
L. ruber
Binomial name
Laterallus ruber
(Sclater & Salvin, 1860)

Description

It is a small crake, 14–16.5 cm in length. It is mostly bright chestnut in colour with a paler chin and belly, blackish crown and dark grey ear-coverts. The bill is black, the iris is red and the legs and feet are olive-green.

The bird occurs from Mexico south to north-west Costa Rica. It is found in freshwater habitats such as marshes, reedbeds, damp fields and ditches.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Laterallus ruber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Taylor, Barry & Ber van Perlo (1998) Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World, Pica Press, Sussex.
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