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Dot-winged Crake
Laterallus spiloptera (Durnford, 1877)
52 gWeight
Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Argentina, Chile, Brazil
Where and when it's recorded
Dot-winged Crake has been recorded at 20 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- San Martín de los Andes – Reserva Natural Urbana CotesmaArgentina126 records
- Reserva Natural Municipal Punta RasaArgentina113 records
- SN Península de Hualpén – Humedal LengaChile91 records
More places
- Mar Chiquita – Lomas de los IndiosArgentina46 records
- Huitag, Lago CalafquénChile32 records
- PN Lagoa do Peixe – Trilha do Talha-MarBrazil24 records
- Mar ChiquitaArgentina14 records
- SN Humedal Río Maipo – Pajonal y lagunas estacionalesChile13 records
- Mar Chiquita – Desembocadura del Río XanaesArgentina13 records
- Punta IndioArgentina12 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Dot-winged Crake?
The Dot-winged Crake weighs around 52 g.
Where does the Dot-winged Crake live?
Its breeding range: South America: southern Uruguay and northeastern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
When is the best time to see the Dot-winged Crake?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October and November (Southern Hemisphere).
What does the Dot-winged Crake eat?
Main food: Fish, shrimp & shellfish.
What family is the Dot-winged Crake in?
It belongs to the family Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae), order Gruiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 52 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Fish, shrimp & shellfish
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Partial migrant
More measurements
- Wing
- 76 mm
- Tail
- 34 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 22 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: southern Uruguay and northeastern Argentina
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae
- Genus
- Laterallus
Other birds in the genus Laterallus
Speckled RailLaterallus notatus
Inaccessible Island RailLaterallus rogersi
Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis
Galapagos CrakeLaterallus spilonota
Yellow-breasted CrakeLaterallus flaviventer
Grey-breasted CrakeLaterallus exilis
White-throated CrakeLaterallus albigularis
Ruddy CrakeLaterallus ruber
Rusty-flanked CrakeLaterallus levraudi
Rufous-sided CrakeLaterallus melanophaius
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