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
Recording Plumbeous Rail in your journal
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