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Difference between revisions of "Junin Rail" - BirdForum Opus

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[[Category:Laterallus]]
 
 
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[[Image:Junin_Rail.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by guernsey_dave <br/> Photo taken: Lago Junin Peru July 2006]]
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[[Image:Junin_Rail.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by '''guernsey_dave'''<br>Location: Lake Junin, Peru]]
 
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Peru]] near lake Junin
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[[Peru]] near Lake Junin
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This species was described in 1983. Some authorities consider it a part of [[Black Rail]]
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A monotypic species.
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====''Laterallus (jamaicensis?) tuerosi====
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Only described recently (1983), Howard & Moore (2003) treat ''tuerosi'' as a subspecies of the [[Black Rail]] (''L. jamaicensis''). Clements (2007) grants it full species status, and the Opus awaits further clarification.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Freshwater lakes and marshes.
 
Freshwater lakes and marshes.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Laterallus+tuerosi}}  
 
{{GSearch|Laterallus+tuerosi}}  
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Incomplete]][[Category:Laterallus]]

Revision as of 17:06, 12 July 2008

Laterallus tuerosi
Photo by guernsey_dave
Location: Lake Junin, Peru

Identification

Distribution

Peru near Lake Junin

Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

Laterallus (jamaicensis?) tuerosi

Only described recently (1983), Howard & Moore (2003) treat tuerosi as a subspecies of the Black Rail (L. jamaicensis). Clements (2007) grants it full species status, and the Opus awaits further clarification.

Habitat

Freshwater lakes and marshes.

Behaviour

External Links

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