Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius) - HBW 3, p. 157
French: Râle brunoir
German: Rothalsralle
Spanish: Polluela Burrito
Other common names: Rufous-sided Rail
Taxonomy: Rallus melanophaius Vieillot, 1819, Paraguay.
Sometimes considered to include L. albigularis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- oenops (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880) - SE Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru and W Brazil.
- melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819) - coastal Venezuela E to Surinam and S through C & E Brazil to E Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and N Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding in the water Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp oenops)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 19 December 2003 6 years ago 15 sec 4.3 -
This video was shot in the marsh. Locality Ubatumirim, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Rick and Elis Simpson 22 May 2011 33 weeks ago 35 sec 4.3 -
A pair on a marsh Locality Cananéia, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp melanophaius)
Josep del Hoyo 13 May 2005 5 years ago 25 sec 4.1 -
A bird feeding Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp oenops)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 19 December 2003 6 years ago 10 sec 4.1 -
A bird feeding and flicking its tail Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp oenops)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 19 December 2003 6 years ago 11 sec 3.6 -
A bird in a wetland, feeding Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp melanophaius)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 5 years ago 29 sec 3.5
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Foraging in a marshy area.
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp Melanophaius)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 15 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Adulto en la Reserva Ribera Norte-San Isidro
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 15 June 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adulto en la Reserva Ribera Norte-San Isidro
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 15 June 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Rear side view of a bird.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp melanophaius)
Carmelo López 30 October 2011 5 weeks ago 3.6 -
Rufous-sided Crake in Ubatumirim. © Elis Simpson
Locality Ubatumirim, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Rick and Elis Simpson 18 January 2011 12 weeks ago 3.2 -
Front view of a bird walking through the vegetation.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp melanophaius)
Carmelo López 30 October 2011 5 weeks ago 3.1
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2-3 birds after play-back. Locality Chapada do Araripe, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp melanophaius)
Ciro Albano 27 January 2009 2 years ago 4
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