---
title: "Kureczka kropkowana"
description: "Porphyriops melanops — Ptaki. The spot-flanked gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/spot-flanked-gallinule
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kureczka kropkowana

> Porphyriops melanops — Ptaki. The spot-flanked gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Porphyriops melanops*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 2742
- Wikidata: [Q27074649](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074649)
- iNaturalist taxon: [507881](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/507881)

## Names

- en: Spot-flanked Gallinule
- de: Maskenpfuhlhuhn
- es: Tingua moteada
- fr: Gallinule à face noire
- pt: Galinha-d'água-carijó
- pl: Kureczka kropkowana

## Countries with the most observations

AR (1463), CL (687), CO (318), BR (98), UY (78), PY (3)

## Summary

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, but it is able to survive in properly managed artificial ponds. Its population has declined significantly in recent decades.
The spot-flanked gallinule has a W chromosome that is larger than its Z chromosome, which is unique among bird species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot-flanked_gallinule

## Photo

![Kureczka kropkowana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spot-flanked-gallinule/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155794561

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spot-flanked-gallinule?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).