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Spot flanked gallinule

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Gruiformes

Scientific name
  
Gallinula melanops

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Rallidae

Higher classification
  
Moorhen

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Genus
  
Porphyriops (Pucheran, 1845)

Similar
  
Bird, Moorhen, Common gallinule, Rallidae, Red‑gartered coot

Near endemic spot flanked gallinule gallinula melanops humedal conejera


The spot-flanked gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is monotypic in the genus Porphyriops. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes.

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Spot flanked gallinule gallinula melanops aves de los humedales bogotanos sabana de bogota


References

Spot-flanked gallinule Wikipedia