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