BLACKISH RAIL Pardirallus nigricans
Usually associated with more forested areas than the very similar Plumbeous Rail, it nonetheless shares the same secretive habits, being found in dense waterside vegetation. You are far more likely to hear them call, a loud trumpeting FRWEEEEP FRWEEEEP, preceeded by weird pig-like notes, that is most often uttered at dawn and dusk. Blackish Rail can be distinguished from Plumbeous Rail by the lack of coloured spots at the base of the long greenish bill and the white throat.
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Usually associated with more forested areas than the very similar Plumbeous Rail, it nonetheless shares the same secretive habits, being found in dense waterside vegetation. You are far more likely to hear them call, a loud trumpeting FRWEEEEP FRWEEEEP, preceeded by weird pig-like notes, that is most often uttered at dawn and dusk. Blackish Rail can be distinguished from Plumbeous Rail by the lack of coloured spots at the base of the long greenish bill and the white throat.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4197PH) Adult lateral, RN Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Kevin Guest May 2016).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2321PH) Adult dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Hans Hostettler camera trap December 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2321PH) Adult dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Hans Hostettler camera trap December 2007).
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Pardirallus nigricans
1 (FPAVE2322RE) Calls recorded Sapucaí, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez February 1999).
2 (FPAVE2323RE) Calls recorded Sapucaí, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez February 1999).
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1 (FPAVE2322RE) Calls recorded Sapucaí, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez February 1999).
2 (FPAVE2323RE) Calls recorded Sapucaí, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez February 1999).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website www.xeno-canto.com - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.
