RUFOUS-SIDED CRAKE Laterallus melanophaius
Supposedly the commonest of the Laterallus crakes, that doesn´t mean that he is easy to see. The trilling call of the bird is a familiar sound in wetlands and reedbeds, but the singer takes a little bit more effort to catch a glimpse. That said your best hope is at first light and dusk, when these shy little crakes can be more easily persuaded to emerge from the dense cover that affords them protection.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4046PH) Adult lateral, Ruta Trans Chaco km76, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4047PH) Same adult as (FPAVE4046PH) (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE4048PH) Same adult as (FPAVE4046PH) (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE4049PH) Trio, Ruta Trans Chaco km76, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2013).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE4050PH) Pair, Ruta Trans Chaco km76, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2013).
VIDEO - (FPAVE4051VI) Same trio as (FPAVE4049PH) singing (Paul Smith October 2013).
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