Yellow-breasted Crake
Laterallus flaviventer(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Yellow-breasted Crake
The Yellow-breasted Crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Laterallus flaviventer
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Laterallus flaviventer gossii
- Laterallus flaviventer hendersoni
- Laterallus flaviventer woodi
- Laterallus flaviventer bangsi
- Laterallus flaviventer flaviventer
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus flaviventer
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 847.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
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Rufous-faced Crake
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Yellow Rail
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Inaccessible Island Rail
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Speckled Rail
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Rusty-flanked Crake
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Rufous-sided Crake
Laterallus melanophaius
Ruddy Crake
Laterallus ruber
White-throated Crake
Laterallus albigularis
Grey-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
Galapagos Crake
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