Ruddy Crake
Photo: Luis Mora · CC BY 4.0

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Ruddy Crake

Laterallus ruber

LCLeast Concern
Family
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
Order
Gruiformes

Overview

The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae. Other names the ruddy crake is known by are "red rail", "ruddy rail" and "red crake".

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Lowlands of southern Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica (northern Guanacaste).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.