Juvenile © Raphael Kurz - Aves do Sul
Adult © Horacio Luna
Adult © Amed Hernández
Adult © Andrés Terán

sydamerikansk rallbeckasin Nycticryphes semicollaris

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Identification

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Distinctive and attractive, but a rarely seen denizen of fresh and brackish wetlands, especially with shallow water and low to knee-high grasses; also found on lakeshores with taller reeds and rushes. Occasionally seen feeding quietly at edge of vegetation, but mostly seen when flushed from close range. Flies up silently with stiff flicking wingbeats and brief glides, long legs trailing, and drops back to cover usually not far away. Note bold white spots on wings and droop-tipped bill. Related to jacanas, not closely related to the typical snipe.

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