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Rufirallus leucopyrrhus

Red-and-white Crake


Rufirallus leucopyrrhus

(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Burrito Colorado
Sanã-vermelha
Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Rallus leucopyrrhus, Laterallus leucopyrrhus.




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Records from Terraplén Costero

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Brownish back, reddish head and sides of the neck, brown wings, and blackish tail. White underparts with flanks and undertail barred blackish. Greenish bill and red iris.

Sexual Dimorphism: Nonexistent.

Geographic Distribution: In Argentina, found in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, and Corrientes.

Habitat: Reeds.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 638658
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/11/2025
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 637552
 Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/13/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 438125
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/24/2021
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 357280
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/19/2019
Pablo Rivero
Foto
Photography ID: 357112
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/19/2019
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 355121
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/10/2019
Ricardo Cadenas



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236026423/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
231451711/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso2Julian Uriel Collado
230366211/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoTiago Vaggi
227596113/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso5Julian Uriel Collado
211140716/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso6Bc_pajareritos Albatros Real
211136316/07/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso6Julian Uriel Collado
193967203/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoJulian Uriel Collado
193788603/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
181846801/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoJulian Uriel Collado
181813401/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoSilvina Collado
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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. Red-and-white Crake (Rufirallus leucopyrrhus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 03/10/2026.