Nuevo registro del Burrito Pico Rojo (Mustelirallus erythrops) en el nordeste de Argentina y contribución al conocimiento sobre dieta y medidas morfológicas

Juan M. Fernández

doi:10.56178/na.vi69.1041

Articles Published 01 October 2024 https://doi.org/10.56178/na.vi69.1041

New record of the Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) in northeastern Argentina and contribution to the knowledge on diet and morphological measurements

Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops)Rallidae diet biometrics

Juan M. Fernández Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL-CONICET), Ruta 5, km 2.5, (3400), Corrientes, Argentina | Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Av. Independencia 5470, CP. 3400, Corrientes, Argentina

Abstract

The Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) is a secretive and little-known crake species, with a widespread but highly patchy distribution in the Americas. Records in Argentina are scarce, primarily concentrated in the northwest of the country. So far there were documented records in 13 provinces, with the most extreme record in Santa Cruz province. I present a new record in the country, along with data on its diet and biometrics. On September 23, 2023, an injured individual was found in the city of Corrientes, which could not be rehabilitated. I took morphometric measurements, recorded its body weight, and performed an analysis of stomach contents. The largest volume of food items corresponded to coleopteran remains, followed by seeds and plant remains. This record is the first for the species in the Corrientes province.

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Chesser RT, Billerman SM, Burns KJ, Cicero C, Dunn JL, Hernandez-Baños BE, Jiemenez RA, Krattier AW, Mason NA, Rasmussen PC, Remsem JV and Winker K. (2023). Sixty-fourth supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s checklist of North American Birds. Ornithology, 140: 1-11. doi: 10.1093/ornithology/ukad023
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Depino EA, Krabbe NK and Areta JI. (2021). Two overlooked elusive crakes (Aves, Rallidae): first country record of Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii in Ecuador and Rufous-faced Crake Laterallus xenopterus in Peru. Neotropical Biodiversity, 7: 45-52. doi: 10.1080/23766808.2021.1878983
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Juan M. Fernández (2024). New record of the Paint-billed Crake (Mustelirallus erythrops) in northeastern Argentina and contribution to the knowledge on diet and morphological measurements. Nuestras Aves, No. 69 (2024), 41-45. https://doi.org/10.56178/na.vi69.1041

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[2] Bodratti A and Di Sallo FG. (2024). Revisión al conocimiento del Burrito Pico Rojo (Mustelirallus erythrops) en Argentina: una elusiva sombra que irrumpe en quebrachales y palmares del Chaco Oriental argentino. Nuestras Aves, 69. doi: 10.56178/na.vi69.1031

[3] Camperi AR. (1992). Hallazgo extralimital del Burrito Pico Rojo Neocrex erythrops olivascens. Nuestras Aves, 27: 30-31

[4] Chesser RT, Billerman SM, Burns KJ, Cicero C, Dunn JL, Hernandez-Baños BE, Jiemenez RA, Krattier AW, Mason NA, Rasmussen PC, Remsem JV and Winker K. (2023). Sixty-fourth supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s checklist of North American Birds. Ornithology, 140: 1-11. doi: 10.1093/ornithology/ukad023

[5] De La Peña M. (2002). Burrito Pico Rojo (Neocrex erythrops) checklistano (Coturnicops notatus) en Santa Fe, Argentina. Nuestras Aves, 44: 21

[6] Depino EA, Krabbe NK and Areta JI. (2021). Two overlooked elusive crakes (Aves, Rallidae): first country record of Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii in Ecuador and Rufous-faced Crake Laterallus xenopterus in Peru. Neotropical Biodiversity, 7: 45-52. doi: 10.1080/23766808.2021.1878983

[7] Depino EA, Perez-Eman JL, Bonaccorso E and Areta JI. (2023). Evolutionary history of New World crakes (Aves: Rallidae) with emphasis on the tribe Laterallini. Zoologica Scripta, 52: 394-412. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12595

[8] Di Giacomo AG. (2005). Aves de la Reserva El Bagual. En: Historia natural y paisaje de la Reserva El Bagual, Provincia de Formosa, Argentina. En: Di Giacomo AG and Krapovickas SF. (eds) Temas de Naturaleza y Conservación N°4. Aves Argentinas/Asociación Ornitológica del Plata, Buenos Aires, pp 203-465

[9] Durães R and Marini MÂ. (2005). A quantitative assessment of bird diets in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with recommendations for future diet studies. Ornitología Neotropical, 16: 65-83

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[14] Lutz MC, Kehr AI and Fernandez LA. (2015). Abundance, diversity and community characterization of aquatic Coleóptera in a rice field of Northeastern Argentina. Revista de Biología Tropical, 63: 629-638

[15] Mauriño RA, Chatellenaz ML, Navajas S and PEREIRA COIMBRA R. (2017). Nuevos registros de seis aves poco comunes (Familias Accipitridae, Rallidae, Strigidae y Thraupidae) en la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina. Nuestras Aves, 62: 49-53

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[20] Ripley SD. (1977). Rails of the World. David R. Goodine, Boston, MA

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[22] Rundle WD and Sayre MW. (1983). Feeding ecology of migrant soras in southeastern Missouri. Journal of Wildlife Management, 47: 1153. doi: 10.2307/3808182

[23] Salvador S and Narosky T. (1987). Nuevos registros para aves argentinas. Nuestras Aves, 13: 9-11

[24] Silva RS and Olmos F. (2007). Adendas e registros significativos para a avifauna dos manguezais de Santos e Cubatão, SP. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 15: 551-560

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