The Virginia rail is a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae. These birds remain fairly common despite continuing loss of habitat, but are secretive by nature and more often heard than seen. They are also considered a game species in some provinces and states, though rarely hunted. The Ecuadorian rail is often considered a subspecies, but some taxonomic authorities consider it distinct. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1819
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
28 p.558
Protonym:
Rallus limicola
Type locality:
United States = Pennsylvania, ex Edwards, pi. 279.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430531
Avibase ID:
4880DC5532DFCFA4
Avibase ID:
avibase-4880DC55
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4880DC55
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176221
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Virginia Rail ( Rallus virginianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Virginia Rail ( Rallus virginianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Virginia Rail ( Rallus virginianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle de Virginie ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle de Virginie ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rallus limicola [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis or semiplumbeus]
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Other synonyms
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