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Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Burrito Cuyano
Açanã-preta

Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Endangered

Description: Cinnamon nape, head and ventral blackish, barred with white and black on flanks and subcaudal, coverts dotted with white and intense red iris.

Geographical Distribution: In Argentina, it is found in the provinces of San Juan, Mendoza, Catamarca, San Luis, and Río Negro.

Habitat: Reeds, saline grasslands, and floodable grasslands.

Behavior: Very little known, hidden.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Photography ID: 291477
  Fledgling

Lomas de Asia
Lima
Peru
10/11/2018
Rutger Koperdraad



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Rutger Koperdraad10/11/2018PeruLimaLomas de AsiaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
81859011/10/2018PeruLimaLomas de AsiaRutger Koperdraad
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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. Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.