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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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Records from Delta del Paraná

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Burrito Canela.

Synonyms: Rallus melanophaius.

Subspecies:


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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 402116
  Adult

Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/20/2019
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 258808
  Adult

Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/10/2010
Tomás Hancke
Foto
Photography ID: 235222
  Immature

Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/24/2017
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 180405
  Adult

Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/10/2016
Eduardo Soriano
Foto
Photography ID: 156803
  Adult

Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/08/2016
Mauricio Secchi



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Mauricio Secchi03/04/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping CieloDelta del ParanáIndistinguishableN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
218490721/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Protegida Monte Blanco (Ex Delta Terra), Delta del ParanáDiego Carus
176836420/05/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Protegida Monte Blanco (Ex Delta Terra), Delta del ParanáDiego Carus
163577104/09/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del Paraná2Sebastián Otero
163570103/09/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del Paraná2Sebastián Otero
163474603/09/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
161512216/07/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del Paraná2Mauricio Secchi
159478628/05/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáDaniel Osvaldo Fernández
159432628/05/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
156520819/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáFabián Jaruf
156477519/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
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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 19/04/2026.