| Spot-flanked Gallinule | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallinula |
| Species: | G. melanops |
| Binomial name | |
| Gallinula melanops (Vieillot, 1819) |
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The Spot-flanked Gallinule (Gallinula melanops) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes.