Ruddy Crake

Laterallus ruber
Family
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Order
Gruiformes
Codes
rudcra1, RUCR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyRails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
SpeciesLaterallus ruber
Codesrudcra1, RUCR
Identification

The Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber) is a member of the Rails, Gallinules, and Coots family within the order Gruiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code rudcra1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.