Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus)

Other Names (World)
Speckled Rail, Darwin's Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1841)

Habitat
Dense marshy vegetation, swamps, flooded rice fields, alfalfa fields, wheat fields, flooded pasture and other wet grasslands, open grassy savanna, crop stubble, brackish coastal Spartina species dominated grasslands and humid woodland edge. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Colombia (B), Guyana (B), Paraguay (B), Uruguay (B), Venezuela (B).

Vagrant to Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Southern Brazil to northern Argentina; also Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana; status uncertain in much of apparent range, e.g. probably breeds in province of Córdoba, Argentina.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

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