The Rufous-sided Crake is a small rail of South American wetlands. It is brown above, rufous on the sides of the head, breast, and flanks, with a white throat and belly and barred flanks.
It has brown upperparts, rufous sides of the head, neck, breast, and flanks, a white throat and belly, and black-and-white flank bars.
It uses marshes and other wet places. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, sometimes seeds. It is secretive, and parts of its behavior remain poorly known.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.