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Mustelirallus albicollis

Ash-throated Crake


Mustelirallus albicollis

(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Burrito Grande
Sanã-carijó
Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Mustelirallus albicollis, Rallus albicollis, Porzana albicollis.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Brownish back streaked with black, black coverts edged with brown, dusky underparts with black and white barring on flanks and undertail, bright red iris, and greenish bill.

Sexual Dimorphism: Nonexistent.

Geographic Distribution: In Argentina, found in the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes, Formosa, and Chaco.

Habitat: Reeds, swamps, and wetlands.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 420305
  Adult
San Cosme
Corrientes
Argentina
11/19/2020
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 420304
  Adult
San Cosme
Corrientes
Argentina
11/19/2020
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 408256
  Adult
Cruz Alta
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
08/02/2020
Pedro Sessegolo
Foto
Photography ID: 387929
  Adult
Marechal deodoro
Alagoas
Brazil
03/08/2020
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 386061
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
02/24/2020
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 385373
  Adult
Laguna Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
02/24/2020
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 383728
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
01/11/2020
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 383727
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
01/11/2020
Marcos Augusto Lartigau



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Héctor Schreiber11/19/2020ArgentinaCorrientesZona cañadas, San CosmeIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133922706/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesNavegación Rio Miriñay, Esteros del IberáRodolfo Seró
133092606/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesNavegación Rio Miriñay, Esteros del IberáDiego Kondratzky
132691506/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesNavegación Rio Miriñay, Esteros del IberáEugenia Boggiano
132598406/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesNavegación Rio Miriñay, Esteros del IberáDiego Oscar
133907405/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Mercedes y Colonia Carlos PellegriniRodolfo Seró
133072705/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Mercedes y Colonia Carlos PellegriniDiego Kondratzky
132667805/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Mercedes y Colonia Carlos PellegriniEugenia Boggiano
132531705/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 40 entre Mercedes y Colonia Carlos PellegriniDiego Oscar
132479405/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40, Camino hacia los Esteros del IberáEugenia Boggiano
186486201/12/2020ArgentinaFormosaCostanera de Formosa, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
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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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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ash-throated Crake (Mustelirallus albicollis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.