Rails, Crakes & Coots

Dot-winged Crake

Laterallus spilopterus

The Dot-winged Crake (Laterallus spilopterus) is a 52 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

52 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (Argentina); (IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado · Área general (Uruguay); Reserva Natural Playa Penino (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Pablo H Capovilla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist