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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 478373
  Adult

Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/06/2020
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 446976
  Adult

La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/14/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 434793
  Adult

Santiago Vazquez
Montevideo
Uruguay
08/30/2020
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 424961
  Adult

Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
12/07/2020
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 421659
  Squab

Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/29/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 421658
  Adult

Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/29/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 417865
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/03/2020
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 414927
  Adult

San Javier
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/17/2020
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 413784
 
Villa del Rosario
Córdoba
Argentina
10/07/2020
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 413383
  Adult

San Martin de las Escobas
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/04/2020
Pablo Alberto Re



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Capovilla05/28/2020ArgentinaSanta FeCanal Donnet y rp 52 s (puente y alrededores)EsperanzaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Hernán Tolosa02/29/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén CosteroBerissoN/AAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo02/22/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133966431/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresSobre la reserva., Parque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Rodolfo Seró
134488319/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPastizal entre el Vivero y la Reserva, Parque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Maria Belén Dri
133410919/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPastizal entre el Vivero y la Reserva, Parque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Diego Carus
132810709/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia Ayuí, Punta Norte, Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
132994108/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Gauchito Gil, San Javier1Hugo Caverzasi
132851908/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FePraderas del chorlo pampa, San Javier1Dario Juan Wendeler
133954307/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesNavegacion Laguna Ibera, Esteros del Iberá2Rodolfo Seró
133944207/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 al Norte de Carlos PellegriniRodolfo Seró
133124207/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesNavegacion Laguna Ibera, Esteros del Iberá2Diego Kondratzky
133114107/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 al Norte de Carlos PellegriniDiego Kondratzky
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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 11/04/2026.