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Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spilopterus



Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Durnford, 1877)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
The vocalisations of this secretive species are still unknown, and its distribution and abundance hence remain poorly understood. However, its population is believed to be small, fragmented, and undergoing a continuing decline, qualifying it as Vulnerable.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,380,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spilopterus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/dot-winged-crake-laterallus-spilopterus on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.