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Laterallus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Laterallus

Higher classification
  
Rallidae

Order
  
Gruiformes

Family
  
Rallidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Black rail, Rufous‑sided crake, Red‑and‑white crake, Grey‑breasted crake, White‑throated crake

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Laterallus is a genus of birds 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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Species

  • Rufous-sided crake, Laterallus melanophaius
  • Rusty-flanked crake, Laterallus levraudi
  • Ruddy crake, Laterallus ruber
  • White-throated crake, Laterallus albigularis
  • Grey-breasted crake, Laterallus exilis
  • Black rail, Laterallus jamaicensis
  • Junin crake, Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi
  • Galapagos crake, Laterallus spilonota
  • Red-and-white crake, Laterallus leucopyrrhus
  • Rufous-faced crake, Laterallus xenopterus
  • References

    Laterallus Wikipedia