Yellow-breasted crake

The yellow-breasted crake (Laterallus flaviventer) is a species of bird in 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.

Yellow-breasted crake
at Arari, Maranhão, Brazil
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Laterallus
Species:
L. flaviventer
Binomial name
Laterallus flaviventer
(Boddaert, 1783)
Synonyms

Micropygia flaviventer (Boddaert, 1783)
Poliolimnas flaviventer (Boddaert, 1783)
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Porzana flaviventer

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