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Rufous-sided Crake

Laterallus melanophaius
(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Burrito Común
Sanã-parda

Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Burrito Canela.

Synonyms: Rallus melanophaius.

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Description: Brownish back, wings, and tail, with reddish sides of the neck. White underparts with blackish barring on the flanks and undertail. Greenish bill.

Sexual Dimorphism: Nonexistent.

Geographic Distribution: In Argentina, found in the north (except the west) to La Pampa and Buenos Aires.

Habitat: Reeds and swamps.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 3 • Article Nº 4
✍ Francisco Lucero
04/17/2013 17:50



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez10/05/2015ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/22/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
38839530/12/2015ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoSebastián Rozadilla
38321227/12/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gonzalo Diaz
38047827/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente López3Virginia Bonifacio
38397922/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
38344413/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente López2Virginia Bonifacio
37499613/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezJudith Erica Sandberg
38337212/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)2Virginia Bonifacio
38045708/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezVirginia Bonifacio
37154208/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezSebastián Martín Santiago
37364407/12/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroAndres Teran
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.