The plumbeous rail is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitat is swamps. Adult plumbeous rail are distinguished by their gray and brown plumage and long colorful bill. The plumbeous rail is the only long-billed rail expected to be found in the Andean marshes with the exception of the rare Bogota rail. Fossils of this species are known from the Laguna de Tagua Tagua formation of Chile. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Swainson, WJ 1838)
Reference:
Anim. Menageries [Lardner Cabinet Cyclop. 98]
Protonym:
Rallus sanguinolentus
Type locality:
Brazil and Chile.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28995046
Avibase ID:
E20AD288E2799252
Avibase ID:
avibase-E20AD288
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E20AD288
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561838
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Râle à bec ensanglanté ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Râle à bec ensanglanté ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Plumbeous Rail ( Rallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Plumbeous Rail ( Rallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Plumbeous Rail ( Rallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Plumbeous Rail ( Rallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Plumbeous Rail ( Ortygonax sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ortygonax rytirhynchos [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ortygonax rytirhynchos [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ortygonax rytirhynchos [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Plumbeous Rail ( Pardirallus sanguinolentus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pardirallus sanguinolentus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pardirallus sanguinolentus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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