Rallus limicola (Virginia Rail)

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819

The Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) is a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae. Source: Wikipedia

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Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
  Rallus

Scientific:
Rallus limicola

Citation:
Vieillot, 1819

Reference:
Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. p.558

Protonym:
Rallus limicola

Avibase ID:
87705CC47B47F3FD

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/87705CC4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176221

Geographic range:

Rallus limicola limicola: S Canada and US; winters to Baja and Guatemala
Rallus limicola friedmanni: SE Mexico (Puebla, México, Veracruz and Chiapas)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Virginia Rail
Catalan:
Rascló de Virgínia
Czech:
chřástal virginský
Danish:
Mudderrikse
German:
Virginiaralle
Spanish:
Rascón de Virginia
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón de Virginia
Finnish:
amerikanluhtakana
French:
Râle de Virginie
Croatian:
Virdžinijska kokošica
Hungarian:
virginiai guvat
Italian:
Rallo della Virginia
Japanese (romaji):
koonikuina
Japanese:
コオニクイナ
Lithuanian:
virgininė vištelė
Dutch:
Virginiaral
Norwegian:
Grynterikse
Polish:
wodnik blotny
Portuguese:
Saracura-de-peito-laranja
Russian:
Центральноамериканский пастушок
Slovak:
chriašteľ hnedý
Serbian:
Virdžinijski petlovan
Swedish:
virginiarall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок віргинський
Chinese:
弗吉尼亚秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
維吉尼亞秧雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Virginia Rail (Virginia) ( Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Virginia Rail ( Rallus limicola) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rallus limicola [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Rascló de Virgínia
Czech: chřástal virginský
Danish: Mudderrikse
German: Virginiaralle
English: Virginia Rail, Virginia Rail (Virginia)
English (IOC): Virginia Rail
Spanish: Gallinuela de Virginia, Rascón Cara Gris (limicola/friedmanni), Rascón de Nariño, Rascón de Virginia
Spanish (Colombia): Rascón de Nariño
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuela de Virginia
Spanish (Ecuador): Rascón de Virginia (limicola/friedmanni)
Spanish (Spain): Rascón de Virginia, Rascón de Virginia (limicola/friedmanni)
Spanish (HBW): Virginia Rail (Virginia)
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón Cara Gris (limicola/friedmanni), rascón limícola
Spanish (Peru): Rascón Menor
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Pollo de Virginia
Estonian: paduruik
Finnish: amerikanluhtakana
French: Râle de Virginie, Râle de Virginie (nominal), Râle de Virginie [limicola ou friedmanni]
Croatian: Virdžinijska kokošica
Hungarian: Amerikai guvat (Amerikai), virginiai guvat
Icelandic: Dalarella (limicola/friedmanni)
Italian: Porciglione della Virginia, Rallo della Virginia
Japanese (romaji): koonikuina, koonikuina (limicola/friedmanni)
Japanese: コオニクイナ, コオニクイナ (limicola/friedmanni)
Scientific: Porzana auffenbergi, Rallus auffenbergi, Rallus limicola, Rallus limicola limicola, Rallus limicola limicola/friedmanni
Lithuanian: Virdžininė vandeninė vištelė, virgininė vištelė
Latvian: Virdžīnijas dumbracālis
Dutch: Virginiaral, Virginiaral (Virginia)
Norwegian: Grynterikse, grynterikse (limicola/friedmanni)
Polish: wodnik blotny, wodnik błotny
Portuguese: Saracura-de-peito-laranja
Russian: Виргинский пастушок, Центральноамериканский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ hnedý
Serbian: Virdžinijski petlovan, Virdžinijski petlovan (limicola/friedmanni)
Swedish: Virginiarall
Turkish: Virjinya Su Kılavuzu
Ukrainian: Пастушок віргинський
Chinese: 弗吉尼亚秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 維吉尼亞秧雞