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Ecuadorian Rail
Rallus aequatorialis Sharpe, RB 1894
The Ecuadorian rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in South America, from southwestern Colombia to southwestern Peru. Some taxonomic authorities lump this species with the Virginia rail, including the American Ornithological Society. Source: Wikipedia
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Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Rallus
Scientific:
Rallus aequatorialis
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Rallus
Scientific:
Rallus aequatorialis
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1894
Reference:
Cat. Birds Brit. Mus.
23 p.18 pl.2 fig.1
Protonym:
Rallus aequatorialis
Type locality:
Colombia to Peru.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34470#page/36/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B3B3B0A0FBDCF0C2
Avibase ID:
avibase-B3B3B0A0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B3B3B0A0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 708009
Geographic range:
- Rallus aequatorialis: reedbeds in freshwater marshes and damp grasslands with rushes, sedges and tall grass in the Andes from far southern Colombia (Nariño and adjacent Putumayo) southward to southern Ecuador (southern Azuay), and in coastal marshes from central Peru, in La Libertad, southward to southeastern Arequipa
- 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)
Source: Clements checklist
Ecuadorian Rail
Afrikaans:
Ecuadorriethaan
Bulgarian:
Еквадорски дърдавец
Catalan:
rascló de l'Equador
Czech:
chřástal ekvádorský
Danish:
Ecuadorrikse
German:
Ecuadorralle
Esperanto:
ekvadora ralo
Spanish:
Rascón Ecuatoriano
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón ecuatoriano
Basque:
Uroilanda ekuadortarra
French:
Râle d'Équateur
Italian:
Rallo dell'Ecuador
Japanese:
エクアドルコオニクイナ
Dutch:
Ecuadoraanse Ral
Norwegian:
inkarikse
Polish:
wodnik ekwadorski
Portuguese:
saracura-equatoriana
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-equatoriano
Russian:
Эквадорский пастушок
Slovak:
chriašteľ ekvádorský
Serbian:
Ekvadorski petlovan
Swedish:
ecuadorrall
Turkish:
Ekvador Sukılavuzu
Ukrainian:
пастушок еквадорський
Chinese:
厄瓜多尔秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
厄瓜多秧雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Virginia Rail (South American) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis/meyerdeschauenseei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Virginia Rail (South American) ( Rallus limicola aequatorialis/meyerdeschauenseei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Ecuadorian Rail ( Rallus aequatorialis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rallus limicola aequatorialis [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rallus aequatorialis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Rallus [limicola or aequatorialis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Ecuadorriethaan
Bulgarian: Еквадорски дърдавец
Catalan: rascló de l'Equador
Czech: chřástal ekvádorský, chřástal virginský (ssp. aequatorialis)
Danish: Ecuadorrikse
German: Ecuadorralle, Ekuadorralle, Virginiaralle (Ecuadorralle)
English: Ecuadorian Rail, Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian), Virginia Rail (South American)
English (Avilist): Ecuadorian Rail
English, HBW: Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian), Virginia Rail (South American)
English (IOC): Ecuadorian Rail
English (United States): Ecuadorian Rail, Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian)
Esperanto: Ekvadora ralo
Spanish: Rascón Cara Gris (aequatorialis), Rascón de Virginia (aequatorialis), Rascón Ecuatoriano
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuela de Virginia (aequatorialis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Rascón de Virginia (aequatorialis), Rascón Ecuatoriano
Spanish (Spain): Rascón de Virginia (aequatorialis), Rascón ecuatoriano
Spanish (HBW): Virginia Rail (Ecuadorian)
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón Cara Gris (aequatorialis)
Spanish (Peru): Rascón Ecuatoriano, Rascón Menor (aequatorialis)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Pollo de Virginia (aequatorialis/meyerdeschauenseei)
Basque: Uroilanda ekuadortarra
Finnish: amerikanluhtakana (aequatorialis)
French: Râle de Virginie (aequatorialis), Râle de Virginie (aequatorialis/meyerdeschauenseei), Râle de Virginie (Équateur), Râle d'Équateur
French (Guyane): Râle de Virginie (aequatorialis/meyerdeschauenseei)
Icelandic: Dalarella (aequatorialis)
Italian: Rallo dell'Ecuador
Japanese (romaji): koonikuina (aequatorialis)
Japanese: エクアドルコオニクイナ, コオニクイナ (aequatorialis), コオニクイナ（aequatorialis）
Scientific: Rallus aequatorialis, Rallus aequatorialis aequatorialis, Rallus limicola aequatorialis, Rallus limicola aequatorialis/meyerdeschauenseei
Dutch: Ecuadoraanse Ral, Virginiaral (Ecuadoriaans)
Norwegian: grynterikse (aequatorialis), inkarikse
Polish: wodnik błotny (aequatorialis), wodnik ekwadorski
Portuguese: saracura-equatoriana
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-equatoriano, frango-d'água-virginiano (aequatorialis)
Russian: Виргинский пастушок (aequatorialis), Эквадорский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ ekvádorský, chriašteľ ekvádorský (skup.)
Serbian: Ekvadorski petlovan, Virdžinijski petlovan (aequatorialis)
Swedish: Ecuadorrall
Turkish: Ekvador Sukılavuzu, Virjinya Su Kılavuzu (aequatorialis), Virjinya sukılavuzu (aequatorialis)
Ukrainian: Пастушок віргінський (підвид aequatorialis/meyerdeschauenseei), пастушок еквадорський
Chinese: 厄瓜多尔秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 厄瓜多秧雞
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