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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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Photography ID: 176972
  Adult

Parque Natural La Lucila
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/24/2016
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 153746
  Adult

Parque Natural La Lucila
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/15/2016
Diego Carus



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
50631224/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural La LucilaDiego Carus
50038806/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresTalar de Belén, Belén de EscobarDiego Carus
49206130/09/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín GarcíaDiego Carus
47605710/09/2016ArgentinaChacoLaguna El Palmar, La LeonesaDiego Carus
47599608/09/2016ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoDiego Carus
46039702/08/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural La LucilaDiego Carus
45553523/07/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasDiego Carus
45327517/07/2016ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Diego Carus
45089711/07/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural La LucilaDiego Carus
45215809/07/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresLa Escondida, Delta del ParanáDiego Carus
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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 21/04/2026.