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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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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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Alec Earnshaw11/23/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
219908723/11/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Alec Earnshaw
205170730/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Alec Earnshaw
34808117/10/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1Alec Earnshaw
24530521/02/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresTanque australiano de Brasil, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Alec Earnshaw
20722505/12/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCamino del medio, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Alec Earnshaw
18063402/10/2011ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosAlec Earnshaw
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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 11/04/2026.