Spot-flanked gallinule
The spot-flanked gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is monotypic in the genus Porphyriops. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Porphyriops (Pucheran, 1845) |
| Species: | P. melanops |
| Binomial name | |
| Porphyriops melanops (Vieillot, 1819) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Gallinula melanops | |
The spot-flanked gallinule has a W chromosome that is larger than its Z chromosome, which is unique among bird species.[2]
Gallery
Adult swimming in a pond in central Chile.
A juvenile in central Chile.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Porphyriops melanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692887A93373536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692887A93373536.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Gunski; Kretschmer; Santos de Souza; de Oliveira Furo; Barcellos; Costa; Cioffi; de Oliveira; del Valle Garnero (2019). "Evolution of Bird Sex Chromosomes Narrated by Repetitive Sequences: Unusual W Chromosome Enlargement in Gallinula melanops (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae)". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 158 (3): 152–159. doi:10.1159/000501381. S2CID 195805959.
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