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title: "Braziliaanse dwergral"
description: "Laterallus melanophaius — Vogels. The rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-sided-crake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Braziliaanse dwergral

> Laterallus melanophaius — Vogels. The rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots.

- Scientific name: *Laterallus melanophaius*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1014
- Wikidata: [Q1267636](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267636)
- iNaturalist taxon: [329](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/329)

## Names

- en: Rufous-sided Crake
- de: Rothalsralle
- es: Burrito Canela
- fr: Râle brunoir
- nl: Braziliaanse dwergral
- pt: Sanã-parda
- pl: Derkaczyk oliwkowy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (442), BR (406), UY (48), PE (38), EC (18), BO (5), PY (5), CO (4), GF (4)

## Summary

The rufous-sided crake (Laterallus melanophaius) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-sided_crake

## Photo

![Braziliaanse dwergral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-sided-crake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149364170

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-sided-crake?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).