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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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Records from Gobernador Virasoro

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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Foto
Photography ID: 75275
  Adult
Gobernador Virasoro
Corrientes
Argentina
11/14/2014
Rosana Ursino
Foto
Photography ID: 69650
  Adult
Gobernador Virasoro
Corrientes
Argentina
11/14/2014
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 69416
  Adult
Gobernador Virasoro
Corrientes
Argentina
11/14/2014
Pablo Serur



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
210062407/07/2021ArgentinaCorrientesEstablecimiento Las Marías, Gobernador VirasoroFaustino Hollmann
37348306/12/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroAndres Teran
37238705/12/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroJorge La Grotteria
21630608/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroMarcelo Gavensky
21618007/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroMarcelo Gavensky
20879207/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroRodolfo Seró
21605006/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroMarcelo Gavensky
20144415/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroRosana Ursino
20125014/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroRosana Ursino
20046214/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroFederico J. Villegas
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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 25/09/2026.