Spot-flanked gallinule

Spot-flanked gallinule
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Porphyriops
(Pucheran, 1845)
Species: P. melanops
Binomial name
Porphyriops melanops
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms

Gallinula melanops

The spot-flanked gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is monotypic in the genus Porphyriops. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes.

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