Dot-winged Crake - BirdForum Opus

Laterallus spiloptera

Porzana spiloptera

Identification

15cm

• Brown, black striped above
• Lead grey below
• Dark wings
• White barred coverts
• Dark abdomen with white bars
• Dark green bill
• Grey green legs

Distribution

Southern Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Lowland grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.

Behaviour

Voice is unknown.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Wikipedia
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Dot-winged Crake. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dot-winged_Crake

External Links

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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