Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




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
 Request change

Other common names: Burrito Canela.

Synonyms: Rallus melanophaius.

Subspecies:




Filters

Remove all filters

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

 View related literature





🌿 EcoRegistros Magazine - Related Articles


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




Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 101663
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/07/2015
Silvina Collado



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242349427/01/202606:25BrazilRio de JaneiroRua Lagoa nova S/NSilvina Collado
240261425/09/2025PeruCuzcoJardín de Colibries y Mirador Pico de Hoz2Silvina Collado
234799124/08/202509:26ArgentinaBuenos AiresEduardo Ramseyer 4001, La LucilaSilvina Collado
193788503/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
189611114/10/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida Río de la Plata 4587-4599, BerissoSilvina Collado
189540013/10/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresBelgranoSilvina Collado
189533613/10/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Silvina Collado
189533513/10/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Silvina Collado
181817301/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
181812901/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
Page 1

 Add a record of this species




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.



📖
Recommended citation
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 27/09/2026.