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Junin Rail - BirdForum Opus

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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 (Fjeldså, 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

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