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Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans Gmelin, JF 1789

The clapper rail is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. The Ridgway's rail and the mangrove rail have been recently split. Furthermore, some taxonomists consider that the King rail and Aztec rail should be considered within this group, as those birds look similar and the birds are known to interbreed where they share territories. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Rallus
Scientific:
  Rallus crepitans

Original description

Citation:
  Gmelin, JF 1789

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.713

Protonym:
  Rallus crepitans

Type locality:
  'In Noveboraco,' restricted type locality. Long Island, New York.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656206

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E893F98D6F17B578

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E893F98D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E893F98D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176215

Geographic range:

  • Rallus crepitans crepitans: Atlantic coast (Connecticut to ne North Carolina)
  • Rallus crepitans waynei: Coastal Atlantic salt marshes (se North Carolina to e Florida)
  • Rallus crepitans saturatus: Gulf Coast (sw Alabama to Texas and Tamaulipas)
  • Rallus crepitans scottii: Coastal Florida (Pensacola to Cape Sable and Jupiter)
  • Rallus crepitans caribaeus: Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico to Antigua and n Antilles
  • Rallus crepitans leucophaeus: Isle of Pines
  • Rallus crepitans coryi: Mangrove swamps of Bahamas
  • Rallus crepitans insularum: Mangrove swamps of Florida Keys
  • Rallus crepitans pallidus: Mangroves of se Mexico (coastal n Yucatán Peninsula)
  • Rallus crepitans grossi: SE Mexico (islands on Chinchorro Bank off Quintana Roo)
  • Rallus crepitans belizensis: Belize (Ycacos Lagoon)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Clapper Rail
Catalan:
Rascló sorollós
Czech:
chřástal atlantický
Danish:
Klapperrikse
German:
Klapperralle
Spanish:
Rascón crepitante
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón Crepitante
Finnish:
räikkäluhtakana
French:
Râle tapageur
Croatian:
Klepetava kokošica
Icelandic:
Klapprella
Italian:
Rallo beccolungo
Japanese (romaji):
higashionikuina
Japanese:
ヒガシオニクイナ
Lithuanian:
Amerikinė vištelė
Dutch:
Klapperral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Klaprerikse
Norwegian:
Klaprerikse
Polish:
wodnik karoliński
Portuguese:
saracura-crepitante
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-d'água-crepitante
Russian:
Карибский пастушок
Slovak:
chriašteľ atlantický
Serbian:
Klepetavi petlovan
Swedish:
kustrall
Ukrainian:
пастушок узбережний
Chinese:
长嘴秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
長嘴秧雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rallus [longirostris, crepitans or obsoletus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Klapperral
Catalan: Rascló sorollós
Czech: chřástal atlantický
Danish: Klapperrikse
German: Klapperralle
English: Clapper Rail
English, HBW: Clapper Rail
English (IOC): Clapper Rail
English (United States): Clapper Rail
Esperanto: Tambura ralo
Spanish: Rascón Costero del Atlántico, Rascón crepitante
Spanish (Costa Rica): Rascón Costero del Atlántico
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuela de manglar
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Pollo de Manglar
Spanish (Spain): Rascón Crepitante
Spanish (HBW): Clapper Rail
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón Costero del Atlántico
Spanish (Panama): Rascón Picudo
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Pollo de Mangle
Estonian: klaperruik, Rand-klaperruik
Finnish: räikkäluhtakana
French: Râle gris, Râle tapageur
Frisian: Klapperral
Guadeloupean Creole French: Pintade
Haitian Creole French: Rato
Croatian: Klepetava kokošica
Icelandic: Klapprella
Italian: Rallo beccolungo
Japanese (romaji): higashionikuina
Japanese: ヒガシオニクイナ
Scientific: Rallus crepitans, Rallus crepitans crepitans, Rallus longirostris crepitans
Lithuanian: Amerikinė vištelė
Dutch: Klapperral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Klaprerikse
Norwegian: Klaprerikse
Polish: wodnik karoliński
Portuguese: saracura-crepitante
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-d'água-crepitante
Russian: Восточный пастушок-трескун, Карибский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ atlantický
Serbian: Klepetavi petlovan
Swedish: kustrall
Turkish: Alkışçı sukılavuzu
Ukrainian: пастушок узбережний
Chinese: 长嘴秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴秧雞

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