Laterallus
| Laterallus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Laterallus jamaicensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Laterallus G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Species | |
|
10, see text | |
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.
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 tuerosi – sometimes considered a subspecies of L. jamaicensis.
- Galapagos crake, Laterallus spilonota
- Red-and-white crake, Laterallus leucopyrrhus
- Rufous-faced crake, Laterallus xenopterus
References
Taylor, B., & B. van Perlo (1998). Rails – A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World. ISBN 1-873403-59-3