Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]
Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] (= Rallus limicola) Vieillot, LJP 1819
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
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Rallus
Scientific:
Rallus limicola
Original description
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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63936#page/588/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A22528A2466EA67D
Avibase ID:
avibase-A22528A2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A22528A2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176221
Geographic range:
- Rallus limicola limicola: southern Canada and USA; winters to Baja California and Guatemala
- Rallus limicola friedmanni: southeastern Mexico (Puebla, México, Veracruz, and Chiapas)
- Rallus aequatorialis aequatorialis: Andes of far southern Colombia (Nariño and far western Putumayo) and of Ecuador (south to northern Loja)
- Rallus aequatorialis meyerdeschauenseei: coast of Peru (La Libertad to Arequipa); possibly formerly occurred north to northwestern Ecuador (Imbabura)
- Rallus semiplumbeus peruvianus: one 1886 record from an unknown location in Peru
- Rallus antarcticus: marshes of central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego
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Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]
French:
Râle de Virginie ou R. d'Équateur [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus] ( Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rallus limicola [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rallus limicola [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rallus limicola [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis or semiplumbeus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Rascló de Virgínia
Czech: chřástal virginský
Danish: Mudderrikse
German: Virginiaralle
English: Virginia or Ecuadorian Rail [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]
Esperanto: Virginia ralo
Spanish: Rascón de Virginia
Spanish (Colombia): Rascón de Nariño
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuela de Virginia
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón limícola
Spanish (Peru): Rascón Menor
Estonian: paduruik
Finnish: amerikanluhtakana
French: Râle de Virginie, Râle de Virginie ou R. d'Équateur [incl. peruvianus, antarcticus]
Hungarian: virginiai guvat
Italian: Rallo della Virginia
Japanese (romaji): koonikuina
Japanese: コオニクイナ
Scientific: Rallus [limicola, aequatorialis, incl. peruvianus, antarcticus], Rallus limicola, Rallus limicola limicola
Lithuanian: Virdžininė vandeninė vištelė
Dutch: Virginiaral
Norwegian: Grynterikse
Polish: wodnik blotny
Portuguese: Saracura-de-peito-laranja
Russian: Центральноамериканский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ hnedý
Swedish: Virginiarall
Ukrainian: Пастушок віргинський
Chinese: 弗吉尼亚秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 維吉尼亞秧雞
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