Plain-flanked rail

Plain-flanked rail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Rallus
Species: R. wetmorei
Binomial name
Rallus wetmorei
Zimmer & Phelps, 1944

The plain-flanked rail (Rallus wetmorei) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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