Rufous-sided Crake
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Rufous-sided Crake

Laterallus melanophaius

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
2 Verified sightings at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,601 Verified sightings across all 21 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About 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. The rufous-sided crake has two subspecies, the nominate L. m. melanophaius and L. m. oenops. What is now the white-throated crake (L. albigularis) was for a time treated as a third subspecies.

The rufous-sided crake is 14 to 18 cm (5.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 50 to 60 g (1.8 to 2.1 oz). The sexes are alike. Both subspecies' bills have a gray maxilla with a pea green cutting edge and a pale pea green mandible with a white tip. Their legs and feet are light gray brown to olive brown. The nominate subspecies has dark olive brown upperparts with a gray tinge around the eye. The face and sides of the breast are rufous to cinnamon rufous. The throat and center of the breast are white, the flanks and belly barred white and blackish brown, and the undertail coverts are dark cinnamon rufous. Subspecies L. m. oenops is similar to the nominate, but has paler upperparts and is rufous on the forecrown and around the eye. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
LC

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aramides cajanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Russet-Crowned Crake

Russet-Crowned Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anurolimnas viridis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Ash-throated Crake
LC

Ash-throated Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana albicollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
12 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
13 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
14 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
15 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
16 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
18 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
19 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
20 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
21 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
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