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Black Rail [Northern]

Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis] (= Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Laterallus
Scientific:
  Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.718

Protonym:
  Rallus jamaicensis

Type locality:
  Jamaica.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/219/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  98DBEB1F68EAEEAB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-98DBEB1F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/98DBEB1F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176264

Geographic range:

  • Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis: eastern USA to Belize and Cuba; winters to Central America and West Indies
  • Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus: coastal central California southward to northern Baja California
English:
Black Rail [Northern]
German:
Schieferralle (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish:
Polluela Negruzca (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Spain):
Polluela negruzca (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Finnish:
mustarääkkä (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
French:
Râle noir [jamaicensis]
Icelandic:
Dökkrella (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Japanese (romaji):
kurokobitokuina (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Japanese:
クロコビトクイナ(jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Dutch:
Zwarte Dwergral (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Norwegian:
perlerikse (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Polish:
derkaczyk śniady (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Portuguese (Brazil):
sanã-preta (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-preto (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Russian:
Шиферный коростелёк (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Slovak:
chriašteľ tmavý (skup.)
Serbian:
Američki crni barski petlić (severnoamerički)
Swedish:
svart dvärgrall (jamaicensis/coturniculus)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Rail [Northern] ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis])
eBird version 1.50:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black Rail (Northern) ( Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Laterallus jamaicensis

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Czech: chřástal tmavý
Danish: Sort Dværgrikse
German: Schieferralle (jamaicensis/coturniculus), Zentralamerikanische Schieferralle
English: Black Rail (Northern), Black Rail [Northern]
English, HBW: Black Rail (Northern)
English (IOC): Black Rail (Northern)
English (United States): Black Rail (Northern)
Spanish: Burrito negruzco, Polluela Negra (jamaicensis/coturniculus), Polluela Negruzca (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Argentine): Burrito cuyano, Burrito Cuyano (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Chile): Pidencito (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Colombia): Polluela Negra
Spanish (Costa Rica): Polluela negra, Polluela Negra (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuelita Prieta, Gallinuelita prieta (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gallito Negro
Spanish (Spain): Polluela Negruzca (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (HBW): Black Rail (Northern)
Spanish (Honduras): Gallineta negra
Spanish (Mexico): Polluela negra, Polluela Negra (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Panama): Rascón Negro (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Spanish (Peru): Gallineta Negra (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Estonian: tõmmu-pisiruik
Finnish: mustarääkkä, mustarääkkä (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
French: Râle noir (forme du Nord), Râle noir (Nord), Râle noir [jamaicensis ou coturniculus], Râle noir [jamaicensis]
Haitian Creole French: Ti Rato nwa
Icelandic: Dökkrella (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Italian: Schiribilla nera del centramerica
Japanese (romaji): kurokobitokuina, kurokobitokuina (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Japanese: クロコビトクイナ, クロコビトクイナ (jamaicensis/coturniculus), クロコビトクイナ(jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Scientific: Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis Group], Laterallus jamaicensis [jamaicensis], Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis, Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis/coturniculus, Rallus jamaicensis
Lithuanian: Amerikinė juodvištė
Dutch: Zwarte Dwergral, Zwarte Dwergral (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Norwegian: Perlerikse, perlerikse (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Polish: derkaczyk sniady, derkaczyk śniady (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Portuguese: Açanã-preta
Portuguese (Brazil): Açanã-preta, sanã-preta (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-preto (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Russian: Американский погоныш, Шиферный коростелёк (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Slovak: chriašteľ tmavý, chriašteľ tmavý (skup.)
Serbian: Američki crni barski petlić (severnoamerički)
Swedish: Svart dvärgrall, svart dvärgrall (jamaicensis/coturniculus), svartrall (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Turkish: Yazılı Yelve (jamaicensis/coturniculus)
Chinese: 黑田鸡

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