Laterallus

Laterallus is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae. These small, relatively short-billed terrestrial rails are found among dense vegetation near water in the Neotropics, although a single species, the Black Rail, also occurs in the United States.

Both the Grey-breasted Crake and the White-throated Crake, former members of the genus, were moved to the genus Limnocrex as of November, 2014.

Species

 * Rusty-flanked Crake, Laterallus levraudi
 * Rufous-sided Crake, Laterallus melanophaius
 * Ruddy Crake, Laterallus ruber
 * Galapagos Crake, Laterallus spilonotus
 * Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis
 * Junin Crake, Laterallus (jamaicensis) tuerosi – sometimes considered a subspecies of L. jamaicensis.
 * Red-and-white Crake, Laterallus leucopyrrhus
 * Rufous-faced Crake, Laterallus xenopterus