Rusty-flanked crake

Rusty-flanked crake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Laterallus
Species: L. levraudi
Binomial name
Laterallus levraudi
(Sclater & Salvin, 1868)

The rusty-flanked crake (Laterallus levraudi) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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