This crake walks cautiously among wetland grasses and reeds while searching for insects and seeds. In Iberá, it is more often detected by its voice than seen.
The back is olive brown with black markings. The throat is pale gray, the neck and breast are gray, and the flanks have black-and-white bars. The eyes are red and the bill is yellowish green.
It walks cautiously among emergent vegetation, looking for insects, seeds, and small invertebrates. Its call is a series of short, high notes reported at dawn and dusk.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.