Plumbeous Rail Photo by Ann Doty

Plumbeous Rail

Pardirallus sanguinolentus

Adult

©Ann Doty

Location: Peru > Cuzco [Cusco]
Date: Jun 30, 2019
Caption: #photocontest2019

Laguna de Huacarpay ; Cuzco,Peru
with VENT tour guide Doris Valencia

Uniformly dark gray below with a brown back, and red legs and eyes. Similar to Blackish Rail, but has a red spot at the base of the lower mandible, a blue patch at the base of the upper mandible, and a dark (not white) throat.