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Spot-flanked Gallinule

Porphyriops melanops
(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Pollona Pintada
Frango-d´água-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: Gallinula melanops, Rallus melanops.

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Number of Photography: 1047

Foto
Photography ID: 677702
  Immature
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 677353
 General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/11/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 677093
  Immature
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/08/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 676060
  Immature
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 676038
  Immature
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/02/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 676035
  Immature
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/02/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 675914
 Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/14/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 675458
  Adult
San Alberto
Córdoba
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 675457
  Adult
San Alberto
Córdoba
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 675456
  Adult
San Alberto
Córdoba
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Eguia



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria05/08/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo11/04/2005ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableN/AYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo10/16/2010ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 16


Video ID: 6617
  Adult
Las Colonias
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/12/2025
Pablo Capovilla
Video ID: 5344
  Adult
Turdera
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/29/2022
Santos Di Mauro



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Number of Records: 3132



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244818319/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
244729215/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosRío de las Aves, Ceibas1Diego Oscar
244715515/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa. El PalenqueAlec Earnshaw
244805814/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino Rural 045-06 inters 045-09, Mar del Plata1Enrique Chiurla
244795014/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino Rural 045-06 inters 045-09, Mar del Plata1Victor Hugo Michelini
244556911/03/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana Delfín Perez, General PicoFernanda Ferrari
244825708/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del Monte8Susana Gomez
244517408/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasDolores Fernandez
244289106/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del Monte5Diego Oscar
244132403/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)5Nicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 23/03/2026.