Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris] (Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail)

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Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail

Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris] (= Rallus longirostris) Boddaert, P 1783

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Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Rallus
Scientific:
  Rallus longirostris

Original description

Citation:
Boddaert, P 1783

Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
Rallus longirostris

Type locality:
Cayenne, ex Daubenton, PI. enlum. 849.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/74/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
748C85F944293686

Avibase ID:
avibase-748C85F9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/748C85F9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176209

English:
Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail
French:
Râle tapageur, R. de Wetmore ou R. élégant

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Rascló dels manglars
Czech: chřástal dlouhozobý
Danish: Klapperrikse
German: Klapperralle
English: Clapper, Plain-flanked or King Rail
Spanish: Rascón de manglar
Spanish (Colombia): Rascón Manglero
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuela de Manglar
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Pollo de Manglar
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón picudo
Spanish (Peru): Rascón Manglero
Spanish (Venezuela): Polla de Mangle
Estonian: klaperruik (rand-klaperruik)
Finnish: räikkäluhtakana
French: Râle gris, R. de Wetmore ou R. élégant, Râle tapageur, R. de Wetmore ou R. élégant
Guadeloupean Creole French: Pintade
Haitian Creole: Rato
Hungarian: kelepelő guvat
Italian: Rallo beccolungo
Japanese (romaji): onikuina
Japanese: オニクイナ
Scientific: Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris], Rallus longirostris, Rallus longirostris longirostris
Lithuanian: Ilgasnapė vandeninė vištelė
Dutch: Grijze Ral
Norwegian: Klaprerikse
Polish: wodnik długodzioby
Portuguese: Saracura-matraca
Portuguese (Brazil): Saracura-matraca
Russian: Пастушок-трескун
Slovak: chriašteľ dlhozobý
Swedish: Kustrall
Ukrainian: Пастушок-тріскунець
Chinese: 长嘴秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴秧雞