Grey-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
- Order
- Gruiformes
Overview
The grey-breasted crake (Laterallus exilis) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Guatemala and Belize to northern Bolivia, and Amazonian and eastern Brazil.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Grey-breasted crake
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
