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Laterallus melanophaius

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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Other common names: Burrito Canela.

Synonyms: Rallus melanophaius.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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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Foto
Photography ID: 647401
  Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/03/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 619834
 Averias
Rocha
Uruguay
01/18/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 595162
  Adult
Laguna del Diario
Maldonado
Uruguay
08/08/2024
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 528106
  Adult
Laguna del Diario
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/16/2023
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 509680
  Adult
Colonia Itapebí
Salto
Uruguay
06/19/2022
Luciano Buck
Foto
Photography ID: 483483
  Adult
Laguna del Diario
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/31/2022
Daniela Lowe
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: 393119
  Adult
Arroyo Yerbal grande
Treinta y Tres
Uruguay
01/02/2020
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 357776
  Adult
Playa Penino
San José
Uruguay
10/20/2019
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 276508
  Adult
Concordia
Soriano
Uruguay
05/28/2018
Edison Mattei
Foto
Photography ID: 257270
  Adult
Embalse La Cabaña
Canelones
Uruguay
03/30/2018
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245894311/04/2026UruguayTacuaremboEstación Laureles1Gabriel Carbajales
237164004/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstación Laureles1Gabriel Carbajales
233986003/05/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este., MaldonadoAdrian Antunez
227123606/04/2025UruguayColoniaPlaya urbana Las delicias2Gabriel Carbajales
224009218/01/2025UruguayRochaAveriasAdrian Antunez
212925408/08/2024UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del DiarioAlejandra Pons
173481016/03/2023UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del DiarioAlejandra Pons
164956419/06/2022UruguaySaltoColonia ItapebíLuciano Buck
155022331/01/2022UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del Diario, Margen Oeste, Laguna del DiarioDaniela Lowe
153590011/01/2022UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del DiarioEsteban Argerich
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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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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.