Blackish Rail (Pardirallus nigricans) [XC343216]
by Kassius Santos from Pontal do Paran\u00e1, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (song)
Blackish Rail (Pardirallus nigricans) [XC587512]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Queimados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (duet, song)
Subspecies
Sometimes placed in Rallus, or referred to genus Ortygonax. In past sometimes regarded as conspecific with Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
caucae (Conover, 1949) - South-western Colombia (Cauca Valley south to Nariño).
nigricans (Vieillot, 1819) - Eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, west, south-central and eastern Brazil, Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.