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The speckled rail is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 30 g (1.1 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults have very dark brown plumage with white spots on their upperparts and white bars on their underparts. As of late 2022 xeno-canto had no recordings of speckled rail vocalizations and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library had only two. The species has a "kooweee-cack" call, a whistled "keeee" alarm call, and a high "kyu" whose purpose is unknown.
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When to see the Speckled Rail
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Speckled Rail
The map shades 27 countries with regular records, and 6 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Bermuda, Denmark.
About the Speckled Rail
The speckled rail, also called speckled crake, is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. This species was formerly placed in the genus Coturnicops.
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Easily confused with
Inaccessible Island RailLaterallus rogersiVoice: The Inaccessible Island rail is a highly vocal species, calling frequently.
Galapagos CrakeLaterallus spilonotaThe Galapagos crake is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long and weighs about 35 to 45 g (1.2 to 1.6 oz).
Rusty-flanked CrakeLaterallus levraudiThe rusty-flanked crake is 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long.
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