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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Mustelirallus albicollis, Rallus albicollis, Porzana albicollis.

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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 379490
  Adult

Laguna Galarza
Corrientes
Argentina
08/19/2014
Santos Di Mauro
Foto
Photography ID: 75275
  Adult

Gobernador Virasoro
Corrientes
Argentina
11/14/2014
Rosana Ursino
Foto
Photography ID: 69995
  Adult

San Miguel
Corrientes
Argentina
11/09/2014
David Juszczuk
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
Foto
Photography ID: 68629
♂ ♀
  Adult

San Miguel
Corrientes
Argentina
11/09/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 68613
  Adult

San Miguel
Corrientes
Argentina
11/09/2014
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 67256
  Adult

Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
10/25/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 60161
  Adult

Laguna Galarza
Corrientes
Argentina
08/19/2014
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 56648
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
07/19/2014
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 50069
  Adult

Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
05/03/2014
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 49937
  Adult

Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
05/03/2014
Marcelo Allende



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria11/22/2014ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 37 entre Rn14 y Rp41N/AN/ANoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández11/09/2014ArgentinaCorrientesSan Miguel♂ ♀AdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21766513/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesUnidad de Conservación Cambyretá, ItuzaingóMarcelo Gavensky
21756912/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesUnidad de Conservación Cambyretá, ItuzaingóMarcelo Gavensky
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
20834501/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesItuzaingóChristian Bisiau
20389122/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 37 entre Rn14 y Rp41Pablo Meoniz
20245722/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 37 entre Rn14 y Rp41Jorge La Grotteria
20403521/11/2014ArgentinaFormosaEstablecimiento Los Picazos, Tres MaríasLuis Emilio Lorenzo
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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. Ash-throated Crake (Mustelirallus albicollis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.