Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Pardirallus (3 species, 3 worldwide)


Spotted Rail
Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus maculatus)
Jamundi, Valle del Cauca, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Has adapted to rice fields.


Blackish Rail
Blackish Rail (Pardirallus nigricans caucae)
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Secretive in tall grass, and generally only heard. May leave grass at dusk or dawn.
Two birds interacting.

Plumbeous Rail
Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus simonsi)
Mejia Wetlands, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Brown immature.

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