Rails, Crakes & Coots

Rufous-sided Crake

Laterallus melanophaius

The Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a 52 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

52 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Photo: (c) Matias Cabezas, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist