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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: 1051

Foto
Photography ID: 679608
  Adult
General Alvarado
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/17/2026
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 679310
  Adult
Capilla del Monte
Córdoba
Argentina
03/24/2026
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 678956
  Adult
Cota
Cundinamarca
Colombia
03/22/2026
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 678813
  Adult
Navarro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/22/2026
Marcelo Javier Torres
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



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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: 3142



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245391829/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
245206526/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna Lux, CarcarañáAdrian Braidotti
245256624/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénReserva Natural Urbana Cotesma, San Martin de los Andes1Hugo Caverzasi
245156324/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaDesembocadura río Dolores, Capilla del MonteMartín Lépez
245125223/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Monte de Lenny2Luis Cesar Tejo
245102723/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Monte de Lenny2Daniela Espinosa
245069823/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino E/ Saavedra y Monte de Lenny2Diego Oscar
245036322/03/2026ColombiaCundinamarcaPuente sobre el río Bogotá - Cota, CotaJairo Alberto García Giraldo
244995822/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna De Navarro, NavarroMarcelo Javier Torres
244818319/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.