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Laterallus jamaicensis

Black Rail


Laterallus jamaicensis

(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Burrito Cuyano
Açanã-preta
Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Rallus jamaicensis.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Endangered


Description


Description: Cinnamon nape, head and ventral blackish, barred with white and black on flanks and subcaudal, coverts dotted with white and intense red iris.

Geographical Distribution: In Argentina, it is found in the provinces of San Juan, Mendoza, Catamarca, San Luis, and Río Negro.

Habitat: Reeds, saline grasslands, and floodable grasslands.

Behavior: Very little known, hidden.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Species photographs

Count: 2

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Photography ID: 584951
  Adult
Arari
Maranhão
Brazil
01/03/2019
Bruno Frederico Salaroli
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Photography ID: 291477
  Fledgling
Lomas de Asia
Lima
Peru
10/11/2018
Rutger Koperdraad


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Species vocalizations

Count: 1


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Rutger Koperdraad10/11/2018PeruLimaLomas de AsiaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Species records

Count: 6



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
106823708/08/2019PeruJunínRN de Junín--Mirador de Conoc4Julian Quillen Vidoz
203665903/01/2019BrazilMaranhãoArariBruno Frederico Salaroli
105306520/11/2018PeruCallaoHumedales de Ventanilla1Julian Quillen Vidoz
81859011/10/2018PeruLimaLomas de AsiaRutger Koperdraad
34008303/10/2015ChileRegión MetropolitanaTranque La Cadellada3Vicente Pantoja
11870628/02/2014ChileRegión de CoquimboHumedal Desembocadura del Río ElquiXimena Olivares
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Related bibliography


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.