Ruddy crake

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)

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

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.

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