Species profile

Plumbeous Rail

Pardirallus sanguinolentus

Quick answer

occurs in Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and the southeastern and southern regions of Brazil (Taylor, 1996). It breeds in RS (Belton, 1994; Maurício et al., 2013), SC, PR, SP and RJ (WikiAves, 2016). The population from southwestern Pampas seems to migrate north during winter, while populations from the Atlantic coast and coastal swamps are sedentary (Taylor, 1996). Records for western RS – in the municipalities of Quaraí, Alegrete and Uruguaiana – are restricted to the period between May and September (WikiAves, 2016; MZUSP).

Scientific name
Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Family
Rallidae
Order
Gruiformes
Genus
Pardirallus
Conservation status
Least Concern

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