Laterallus
Encyclopedia
Laterallus is a genus of bird
s in the rail family
Rallidae. These small, relatively short-billed terrestrial
rails are found among dense vegetation near water in the Neotropics, although a single species, the Black Rail, also occurs in the United States
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Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the rail family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Rallidae. These small, relatively short-billed terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
rails are found among dense vegetation near water in the Neotropics, although a single species, the Black Rail, also occurs in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Species
- Rufous-sided CrakeRufous-sided CrakeThe Rufous-sided Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is swamps....
, Laterallus melanophaius - Rusty-flanked CrakeRusty-flanked CrakeThe Rusty-flanked Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is endemic to Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and water storage areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International...
, Laterallus levraudi - Ruddy CrakeRuddy CrakeThe Ruddy Crake is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae. 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...
, Laterallus ruber - White-throated CrakeWhite-throated CrakeThe White-throated Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:...
, Laterallus albigularis - Grey-breasted CrakeGrey-breasted CrakeThe Grey-breasted Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are...
, Laterallus exilis - Black RailBlack RailThe Black Rail is a mouse-sized member of the Rallidae family of birds. It is found in scattered parts of North America and the Pacific region of South America, usually in coastal salt marshes but also in some freshwater marshes. It is extinct or threatened in many locations due to habitat loss...
, Laterallus jamaicensis - Junin RailJunín RailThe Junin Crake or Junin Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It has sometimes considered a distinctive subspecies of the Black Rail ....
, Laterallus tuerosi – sometimes considered a subspeciesSubspeciesSubspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of L. jamaicensis. - Galapagos RailGalapagos RailThe Galapagos Rail, Laterallus spilonotus, is a small rail endemic to the Galapagos Islands. It resembles the closely related Black Rail of The Americas. It is threatened by introduced species, such as goats and cats, and is considered vulnerable....
, Laterallus spilonotus - Red-and-white CrakeRed-and-white CrakeThe Red-and-white Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:...
, Laterallus leucopyrrhus - Rufous-faced CrakeRufous-faced CrakeThe Rufous-faced Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland....
, Laterallus xenopterus