Rallus semiplumbeus P.L. Scatler, 1856

Castro-Vargas, Fernando, Cruz-Mendivelso, Yerson, Ortega-Chamorro, Darwin & Palacino-Rodríguez, Fredy, 2020, Birds from northeastern Bogotá Savannah, Cundinamarca, Colombia, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1375-1391 : 1383-1384

Rallus semiplumbeus P.L. Scatler, 1856

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New records. One individual was heard and seen, hiding among the aquatic vegetations in the wetlands of the ESNR on 2 June 2019. We recorded this species in the systematic surveys on 17 June 2019.

Identification. Males and females have a long, bright red bill and red tarsi, upperparts olive brown, streaked with black or dusky, wings chestnut, sides of the head, neck, and the breast and upper belly are gray, flanks and lower belly are barred black and white.

Remarks. We did not record any reproductive events. The species is very rare in the Bogotá Savannah. It is categorized as Endangered because its range is very small and is contracting owing to widespread habitat loss and degradation (Birdlife International 2016).

Distribution. This species is reported to eastern Andes of Colombia only.