Plumbeous Rail

The plumbeous rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. == Taxonomy and systematics == The plumbeous rail has previously been placed in the large genus Rallus, and also in genus Orygonax with the blackish rail (Pardirallus nigricans). Some authors propose that the blackish and plumbeous rails are conspecific, and they do form a superspecies. The plumbeous rail has these six subspecies: Pardirallus sanguinolentus simonsi Chubb, C., 1918 Pardirallus sanguinolentus tschudii Chubb, C., 1919 Pardirallus sanguinolentus zelebori (Pelzeln, 1865) Pardirallus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus (Swainson, 1838) Pardirallus sanguinolentus landbecki (Hellmayr, 1932) Pardirallus sanguinolentus luridus (Peale, 1849) == Description == The blackish rail is 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) long and weighs 170 to 230 g (6.0 to 8.1 oz). The sexes are alike. They have red eyes and legs. They have a green bill and in all but subspecies P. s. luridus the maxilla has a sky blue base and the mandible a bright red one. The nominate subspecies P. s. sanguinolentus has mottled brown upperparts and plain gray face and underparts. The other…