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Rufous-sided Crake

Laterallus melanophaius
(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Burrito Común
Sanã-parda

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

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Burrito Canela.

Synonyms: Rallus melanophaius.

Subspecies:


Description: Brownish back, wings, and tail, with reddish sides of the neck. White underparts with blackish barring on the flanks and undertail. Greenish bill.

Sexual Dimorphism: Nonexistent.

Geographic Distribution: In Argentina, found in the north (except the west) to La Pampa and Buenos Aires.

Habitat: Reeds and swamps.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 3 • Article Nº 4
✍ Francisco Lucero
04/17/2013 17:50



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 634961
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/02/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 507549
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/03/2022
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 475587
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/27/2021
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 445871
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/02/2021
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 445864
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/02/2021
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 430538
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/23/2021
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 336277
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/08/2019
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 335884
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/06/2019
Gustavo Daniel González



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Trillo07/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo09/18/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo04/17/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo04/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo02/22/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área AvellanedaAvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244605307/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda1Pablo Richter
242658009/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
242529202/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda3Pablo Richter
242454726/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
242145316/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda1Pablo Richter
237098904/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda1Pablo Richter
240792403/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
240549414/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
240497207/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda3Pablo Richter
236254010/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo 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. Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.