Spot-flanked Gallinule (Gallinula melanops)

Other Scientific Names
Porphyriops melanops [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Spot-flanked Gallinule, Little Waterhen

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
25 - 30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1819)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 3100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B).

Population
Estimated population is 110,000 - 1,100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops) [XC45351]
by Miguel Angel Roda from Finca El Emporio (represa), Villa de Leyva, Boyaca, Colombia (song)

Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops) [XC91834]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Humedal Jaboque, ciudad de Bogota, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in Porphyriops.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

bogotensis Chapman, 1914 - Eastern Andes of Colombia.
melanops (Vieillot, 1819) - Eastern Bolivia and Paraguay, eastern and southern Brazil to extreme north-eastern Argentina and Uruguay.
crassirostris (Gray, JE, 1829) - Chile and Argentina, except extreme south.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spot-flanked Gallinule (Gallinula melanops) - 10 files

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