Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Rufous-sided Crake

Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius

Described by: Vieillot (1819)
Alternate common name(s): Rufous-sided Rail
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sacha Lodge, Ecuador - Jan, 2007 © Kent Nickell 
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Range

Ne. South America. C. and se. South America;
Two populations;
(1) Se. Colombia, e. Ecuador, e. Peru and w. Brazil.
(2) Coastal Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana. C. and e. Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina), e. Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and n. Argentina s. to La Roja and Buenos Aires.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: John van der Woude

References

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

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