Nuevo registro de Gallineta Chica (Rallus antarcticus) en Patagonia norte, el primero documentado para la provincia de Neuquén

Simón Pla García; Bruno D. Varela

doi:10.56178/na.v71i.1167

Novel Records Published 03 February 2026 https://doi.org/10.56178/na.v71i.1167

A new record of the Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus) in northern Patagonia and the first documented for Neuquén province

Austral Rail Neuquen north Patagonia Rallidae Rallus antarcticus wetland

Simón Pla García Reserva Natural Urbana COTESMA, Conservación Patagónica Asociación Civil. San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina

Bruno D. Varela Reserva Natural Urbana COTESMA, Conservación Patagónica Asociación Civil. San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina

Abstract

The Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus) inhabits south-central Patagonia, with few records to the north. This article presents the first documented record of the species in Neuquén province and the first in 20 years in northern Patagonia, in a wetland within an Urban Nature Reserve.

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References

BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Rallus antarcticus. https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/austral-rail-rallus-antarcticus. Accedido el 25/11/2025
Contreras JR (1977) La avifauna del valle del río Collón Curá, provincia de Neuquén. IDIA Suplemento 34: 250-270
De Miguel A, Fasola L, Roesler I, Martin L, Cossa N, Giusti E (2019) Ecological requirements and relative impact of threats affecting the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus: monitoring methodology considerations for an imperative conservation status re-evaluation. Bird Conservation International 29(4):586-597. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270919000030
Galetto E, Ceron G, Capllonch P (2025) Comportamiento reproductivo, uso del hábitat, fenología y morfometría de la gallineta chica (Rallus antarcticus), obtenidos mediante registros fotográficos, de captura y anillado. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 69(1):375-392. https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2122
Imberti S, Mazar Barnett J (1999) El pidén austral (Rallus antarcticus) redescubierto en Chile. Boletín Chileno de Ornitología 6: 44–45
MAyDS & AA Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Aves Argentinas (2017) Categorización de las Aves de la Argentina (2015). Informe del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación y de Aves Argentinas, edición electrónica. CABA, Argentina, pp 118
Mazar Barnett J, della Seta M, Imberti S, Pugnali G (1998) Notes on the rediscovery of the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus in Santa Cruz, Argentina. Cotinga 10: 96-101
Mazar Barnett J, Imberti S, Roesler I (2013) Distribution and habitat use of the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus and perspectives on its conservation. Bird Conservation International 24:114-125. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270913000257
Olivieri Bornand S (2025) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S222268898. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025
Pearman M, Areta JI (2020) Birds of Argentina and the South-west Atlantic. Helm, London
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Pla García S, Possamay ES (2025) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276868390. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025
Pla García S, Varela BD (2024) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197679910. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025
Pla García S, Varela BD (2025) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S272120894. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025
Pla García S, Varela BD, Torres LE, Rojas KM, Bolzon K, Ruiz Blanco M, Abdon JM, Nogara RL, Panebianco A, Gregorio PF (2024) El fantasma del mallín: Registros novedosos del Burrito Negruzco (Porzana spiloptera) en Neuquén En: Aves Argentinas (eds) Libro de Resúmenes XX RAO 2024, Ansenunza, Córdoba, pp 218
Pugnali G, Pearman M, Escudero G, Vaquero D, Chater T (2004) New localities for the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus in Argentina, and first record from the Falkland Islands. Cotinga 22: 35-37
Soave ED, Soave GE, Darrieu CA, Marti L (2009) New record of Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus in Argentina. Cotinga 31: 153

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Simón Pla García, Bruno D. Varela (2026). A new record of the Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus) in northern Patagonia and the first documented for Neuquén province. Nuestras Aves, Vol. 71 (2026). https://doi.org/10.56178/na.v71i.1167

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[1] BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Rallus antarcticus. https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/austral-rail-rallus-antarcticus. Accedido el 25/11/2025

[2] Contreras JR (1977) La avifauna del valle del río Collón Curá, provincia de Neuquén. IDIA Suplemento 34: 250-270

[3] De Miguel A, Fasola L, Roesler I, Martin L, Cossa N, Giusti E (2019) Ecological requirements and relative impact of threats affecting the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus: monitoring methodology considerations for an imperative conservation status re-evaluation. Bird Conservation International 29(4):586-597. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270919000030

[4] Galetto E, Ceron G, Capllonch P (2025) Comportamiento reproductivo, uso del hábitat, fenología y morfometría de la gallineta chica (Rallus antarcticus), obtenidos mediante registros fotográficos, de captura y anillado. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 69(1):375-392. https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2122

[5] Imberti S, Mazar Barnett J (1999) El pidén austral (Rallus antarcticus) redescubierto en Chile. Boletín Chileno de Ornitología 6: 44–45

[6] MAyDS & AA Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Aves Argentinas (2017) Categorización de las Aves de la Argentina (2015). Informe del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación y de Aves Argentinas, edición electrónica. CABA, Argentina, pp 118

[7] Mazar Barnett J, della Seta M, Imberti S, Pugnali G (1998) Notes on the rediscovery of the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus in Santa Cruz, Argentina. Cotinga 10: 96-101

[8] Mazar Barnett J, Imberti S, Roesler I (2013) Distribution and habitat use of the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus and perspectives on its conservation. Bird Conservation International 24:114-125. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270913000257

[9] Olivieri Bornand S (2025) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S222268898. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025

[10] Pearman M, Areta JI (2020) Birds of Argentina and the South-west Atlantic. Helm, London

[11] Pla García S (2024) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203528628. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025

[12] Pla García S, Possamay ES (2025) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S276868390. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025

[13] Pla García S, Varela BD (2024) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197679910. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025

[14] Pla García S, Varela BD (2025) eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S272120894. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Accedido el 26/11/2025

[15] Pla García S, Varela BD, Torres LE, Rojas KM, Bolzon K, Ruiz Blanco M, Abdon JM, Nogara RL, Panebianco A, Gregorio PF (2024) El fantasma del mallín: Registros novedosos del Burrito Negruzco (Porzana spiloptera) en Neuquén En: Aves Argentinas (eds) Libro de Resúmenes XX RAO 2024, Ansenunza, Córdoba, pp 218

[16] Pugnali G, Pearman M, Escudero G, Vaquero D, Chater T (2004) New localities for the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus in Argentina, and first record from the Falkland Islands. Cotinga 22: 35-37

[17] Soave ED, Soave GE, Darrieu CA, Marti L (2009) New record of Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus in Argentina. Cotinga 31: 153