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African Rail

Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, JF 1789

The African rail is a small wetland bird of the rail family. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Rallus
Scientific:
  Rallus caerulescens

Original description

Citation:
  Gmelin, JF 1789

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.716

Protonym:
  Rallus caerulescens

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656209

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5B443EDEAEE8BB9D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5B443EDE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5B443EDE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176226

Geographic range:

  • Rallus caerulescens: swamps and reedbeds of eastern and southern Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Rail
Catalan:
Rascló africà
Czech:
chřástal rákosní
Danish:
Afrikansk Rikse
German:
Kapralle
Spanish:
Rascón Cafre
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón Cafre
Finnish:
afrikanluhtakana
French:
Râle bleuâtre
Croatian:
afrička kokošica
Hungarian:
kaffer guvat
Icelandic:
Blárella
Italian:
Porciglione africano
Japanese (romaji):
akahashikuina
Japanese:
アカハシクイナ
Lithuanian:
kapinė vištelė
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Waterral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikarikse
Norwegian:
Afrikarikse
Polish:
wodnik afrykański
Portuguese:
Frango-d'água-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-africano
Russian:
Капский пастушок
Slovak:
chriašteľ trstinový
Serbian:
Afrički petlovan
Swedish:
afrikansk rall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок африканський
Chinese:
暗蓝秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
暗藍秧雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
African Water Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Râle bleuâtre ( Rallus caerulescens)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Râle bleuâtre ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 1st edition:
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2021:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2022:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2023:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2024:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 3rd edition:
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 4th edition:
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2015:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2016:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2017:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2018:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Clements, version 2019:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 1.50:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 1.52:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 1.53:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 1.54:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 1.55:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2015:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2016:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2017:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2018:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2019:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2021:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2022:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2023:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
eBird version 2024:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
African Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Rallus caerulescens
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Rallus caerulescens
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Rallus caerulescens
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Kaffir Rail ( Rallus caerulescens)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rallus caerulescens
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rallus caerulescens

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Grootriethaan
Bengali: িঅচিকায চঝচি
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāra jhilli*
Catalan: Rascló africà
Czech: Chrástal modravý, chřástal rákosní
Danish: Afrikansk Rikse, Kafferrikse
German: Kapralle
English: African Rail, African Water Rail, Cape Rail, Kaffir Rail
English, HBW: African Rail
English (IOC): African Rail
English (Kenya): African Water Rail
English (United States): African Rail
Esperanto: Afrika ralo, Lazura ralo
Spanish: Rascón Cafre
Spanish (Spain): Rascón Cafre
Spanish (HBW): African Rail
Estonian: aafrika rooruik
Finnish: afrikanluhtakana, Kafferiluhtakana
French: Râle bleuâtre, Râle du Cap
Hebrew: רלית אפריקנית
Croatian: afrička kokošica
Hungarian: kaffer guvat
Icelandic: Blárella
Italian: Porciglione africano
Japanese (romaji): akahashikuina
Japanese: アカハシクイナ
Kazakh: Кап сутартары
Kwangali: Sipika
Kirghiz: Кап суутартары
Scientific: Rallus caerulescens, Rallus caeruleus, Rallus neglectus
Lithuanian: Afrikinė vandeninė vištelė, kapinė vištelė
Dutch: Afrikaanse Waterral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikarikse
Norwegian: afrikarikse, Kafferrikse
Polish: wodnik afrykanski, wodnik afrykański
Portuguese: Frango-d'água-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-africano
Russian: Капский пастушок, Каффирский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ trstinový
Shona: Nhapata
Serbian: Afrički petlovan
Sotho, Southern: Mopaka-paka
Swedish: afrikansk rall, Blårall
Swahili: Kibilinzi
Turkish: Afrika Su Kılavuzu, Afrika sukılavuzu
Tsonga: Nwatsekutseku
Ukrainian: Пастушок африканський
Chinese: 暗蓝秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 暗藍秧雞
Zulu: isiZinzi

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