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A monotypic species.
 
A monotypic species.
 
====''Laterallus (jamaicensis?) tuerosi====
 
====''Laterallus (jamaicensis?) tuerosi====
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Only described recently (1983), Howard & Moore (2003) treat ''tuerosi'' as a subspecies of the [[Black Rail]] (''L. jamaicensis''). Clements (2007) grants it full species status, and the Opus awaits further clarification.
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Only described recently (Fjeldså, 1983), Howard & Moore (2003) treat ''tuerosi'' as a subspecies of the [[Black Rail]] (''L. jamaicensis''). Clements (2007) grants it full species status, and the Opus awaits further clarification.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Freshwater lakes and marshes.
 
Freshwater lakes and marshes.

Revision as of 17:07, 12 July 2008

Laterallus tuerosi
Photo by guernsey_dave
Location: Lake Junin, Peru

Identification

Distribution

Peru near Lake Junin

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

Laterallus (jamaicensis?) tuerosi

Only described recently (Fjeldså, 1983), Howard & Moore (2003) treat tuerosi as a subspecies of the Black Rail (L. jamaicensis). Clements (2007) grants it full species status, and the Opus awaits further clarification.

Habitat

Freshwater lakes and marshes.

Behaviour

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