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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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Records from Buenos Aires

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Rallus leucopyrrhus, Laterallus leucopyrrhus.


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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 665117
  Adult

Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/20/2025
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 663740
  Adult

Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/20/2025
Lucas Sanz
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: 631880
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/19/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 602831
  Adult

Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/18/2018
Maria Belén Dri
Foto
Photography ID: 591606
  Adult

Magdalena
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/22/2024
Mauricio Cattaneo
Foto
Photography ID: 581937
  Adult

Tigre
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/20/2024
Jorge Blackhall
Foto
Photography ID: 562737
  Adult

Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/01/2024
Diego Oscar



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Richter08/28/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle 63HudsonN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Trillo07/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo05/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableN/AYesNo
Pablo Richter05/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaN/AAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar01/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya La EscondidaPunta IndioIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
María Alejandra Sosa09/04/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresBelén de EscobarN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar09/13/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria01/14/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245447231/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresRío Paraná de Las PalmasDiego Oscar
244446916/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Lara--Camino Villa Elisa, Ensenada1Julian Uriel Collado
243381716/02/202607:49ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 19, EnsenadaSilvina Collado
243075309/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta LaraWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
241897119/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresKm 92, Isla TalaveraDiego Oscar
240691524/12/202511:00ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuente de hierro de Isla Santiago, Ensenada2Enrique Sanz
240343822/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCanal Arias y Arroyo RicoDiego Oscar
240691420/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuente de hierro de Isla Santiago, EnsenadaEnrique Sanz
240147320/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuente Elevadiso, EnsenadaLucas Sanz
245186816/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle 63, Hudson3Pablo Richter
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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. Red-and-white Crake (Rufirallus leucopyrrhus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/04/2026.