Rufous-sided Crake

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Rufous-sided Crake
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Laterallus
Species: L. melanophaius
Binomial name
Laterallus melanophaius
(Vieillot, 1819)

The Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is swamps.

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