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Laterallus spiloptera

Dot-winged Crake


Laterallus spiloptera

(Durnford, H, 1877)
Burrito Negruzco
Sanã-cinza
Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Porzana spiloptera, Laterallus spilopterus.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Vulnerable


Description


Description: Brownish back streaked with black, dark ventral side barred with white and black on the flanks and subcaudal, white-spotted coverts and intense red iris.

Geographic Distribution: In Argentina, it is found in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, Córdoba, and the border between Chaco and Corrientes. It is also cited for Uruguay and Brazil.

Habitat: Saline grasslands and floodable marshes.

Behavior: Very little known, secretive, fast movements, flies quickly over the grassland to escape.

Feeding: Insects, aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and shoots of aquatic plants.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 368588
  Adult
Solis
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/18/2019
Julio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
Foto
Photography ID: 326299
  Adult
Solis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/31/2019
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 326298
  Adult
Solis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/31/2019
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
114993618/12/2019UruguayMaldonadoArroyo Solis Grande, SolisJulio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas
90645031/03/2019UruguayMaldonadoArroyo Solis Grande, SolisAdrian Antunez
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Related bibliography


Artículo Chatellenaz, M. L. Y S. C. Zaninovich . 2009. Primer registro de Porzana spiloptera (Aves, Rallidae) en el nordeste argentino. Facena, 25: 49-53.

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. Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spiloptera) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.