Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Spotted Rail, Pardirallus maculatus, is a rail in the family Rallidae, found across Middle America, South America and parts of the Caribbean. It was described by Boddaert in 1783. In its range it is associated with wet places such as marshes, swamps, rice fields and damp grassland, where thick cover is important. The species is widespread but patchy in much of Mexico, Central America and South America. It also occurs on several Caribbean islands, including Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica, and has been recorded as a vagrant beyond its usual range.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- Middle America, South America: widespread, also Caribbean
