Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Plumbeous Rail

Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus

Described by: Swainson (1838)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Rallus sanguinolentus, Pardirallus rytirhynchos, Ortygonax sanguinolentus

Photographs

Caulin, Chiloe, Chile - Nov, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Vichuquén, Chile - Jan, 2007 © Arthur Grosset  Peru - Aug, 2009 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Argentina - Nov, 2003 © Harold Stiver  Lima, Peru - 2004 © Chris Snyers 
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Range

Wc. and se. South America to Tierra del Fuego;
(1) Pacific slope of nw. Peru to n. Chile.
(2) Temperate C. Peru s. from the upper Maranon Valley to c. and se. Bolivia.
(3) Se. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
(4) Paraguay, ex. se. Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina s. to the Rio Negro.
(5) C. Chile (Atacama s. to Llanquihue) and sw. Argentina.
(6) S. Chile and s. Argentina in Tierra del Fuego (Isla Grande and Staten Is.).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Aves de Chile

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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