Gruiformes / Rallidae / Pardirallus

Plumbeous Rail

Pardirallus sanguinolentus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0

Nicolas Olejnik · CC_BY_4_0

Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0

Leandro Bareiro Guiñazú · CC_BY_4_0

Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0

Leandro Bareiro Guiñazú · CC_BY_4_0

Pardirallus sanguinolentus landbecki

central Chile (Atacama to Llanquihue) and adjacent Argentina
Pardirallus sanguinolentus luridus

Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn Archipelago
Pardirallus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus

far southeastern Brazil to Uruguay, Paraguay, and northern Argentina
Pardirallus sanguinolentus simonsi

arid littoral of Peru to northern Chile
Pardirallus sanguinolentus tschudii

temperate Peru (upper Río Marañón) to Lake Titicaca
Pardirallus sanguinolentus zelebori

southeastern Brazil

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.