[order] GRUIFORMES | [family] Rallidae | [latin] Laterallus melanophaius | [UK] Rufous-sided Crake | [FR] Rale brunoir | [DE] Rothals-Ralle | [ES] Polluela Burrito | [NL] Braziliaanse Dwergral
Subspecies
Monotypic species
Genus
Physical charateristics
Neck, back and wings bronze-brown. Area around eyes grey. Ront of head and ear covers and side of breast chestnut. Romp and tail blackish, throat and middle of breat white, a little washed with rufous. Flanks black with white bars. Undertail chestnut. Legs sand colored and bill brownish
Listen to the sound of Rufous-sided Crake
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| wingspan min.: | 22 | cm | wingspan max.: | 24 | cm |
| size min.: | 14 | cm | size max.: | 18 | cm |
| incubation min.: | 0 | days | incubation max.: | 0 | days |
| fledging min.: | 0 | days | fledging max.: | 0 | days |
| broods: | 2 | eggs min.: | 3 | ||
| eggs max.: | 4 |
Range
South America : widespread
Habitat
Marshes with dense vegetation along edges. Also meadows and grassland, often near water.
Reproduction
Captive birds built 3 nests, 2 in bushes 1-6 meter high, 1 on ground. Clutch 2-3 eggs, young of first brood fed chicks of second brood.
Feeding habits
Diet consists of invertebrates, insects and sometimes seeds taken from water and vegetation.
Conservation
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend is not known, but the population is not believed to be decreasing sufficiently rapidly to approach the thresholds under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Central America, East of Andes, North Venezuela, Guyana and Surinam. Major part of South East amazonia. In Suriname found in coastal plane but no nest found yet.
Central America, East of Andes, North Venezuela, Guyana and Surinam. Major part of South East amazonia. In Suriname found in coastal plane but no nest found yet.
Migration
Presumed sedentary
Distribution map
