Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Blackish Rail

Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans

Described by: Vieillot (1819)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Rallus nigricans, Ortygonax nigricans

Photographs

Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Nov 20, 2003 © Peter R. Bono  Parque Estadual Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil - Nov, 2008 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Nw. South America w. of Amazon Basin to se. tropical South America;
Fragmented distribtution;
(1) Sw. Colombia (Cauca Valley s. to Narino).
(2) E. Ecuador, e. Peru (s. to Madre de Dios), n. Bolivia (Pando, n. La Paz) to e. Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina), Paraguay, Uruguay, and ex. ne. Argentina (Misiones).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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