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Yellow-breasted Crake
Polluela Pechiamarilla
Laterallus flaviventer
The yellow-breasted crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found on several Caribbean islands and in most of Central America and South America.
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Sound recorded by Paul Lenrumé · XC975790 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Yellow-breasted Crake
The yellow-breasted crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found on several Caribbean islands and in most of Central America and South America.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- Dense freshwater marsh vegetation
- Elevation
- 0–2500 m
- Nest
- Grass
- Clutch
- 3–7 eggs
- Social behavior
- Not resolved
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Research note: Wikipedia uses Hapalocrex flaviventer; normalized to current taxonomy Laterallus flaviventer.