Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris] (Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail)

Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail

Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris] (= Rallus longirostris) Boddaert, P 1783

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Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Rallus
Scientific:
  Rallus longirostris

Original description

Citation:
Boddaert, P 1783

Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
Rallus longirostris

Type locality:
Cayenne, ex Daubenton, PI. enlum. 849.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/74/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
FBB67E1AA81DB862

Avibase ID:
avibase-FBB67E1A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FBB67E1A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176209

English:
Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail
French:
Râle gris, R. tapageur, R. de Californie, R, élégant ou R. du Mexique

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Clapper or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Clapper or King Rail ( Rallus [longirostris or elegans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail ( Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris])
eBird version 1.50: Clapper/King Rail ( Rallus longirostris/elegans)
eBird version 1.52: Clapper/King Rail ( Rallus longirostris/elegans)
eBird version 1.53: Clapper/King Rail ( Rallus longirostris/elegans)
eBird version 1.54: Clapper/King Rail ( Rallus longirostris/elegans)
eBird version 1.55: King/Clapper Rail ( Rallus elegans/crepitans)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Clapper Rail ( Rallus longirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Clapper Rail ( Rallus longirostris) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, wetmorei, elegans or tenuirostris]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Rascló dels manglars
Czech: chřástal dlouhozobý
Danish: Klapperrikse
German: Klapperralle
English: Clapper or King Rail, Clapper Rail, Clapper/King Rail, King/Clapper Rail, Mangrove, Clapper or Ridgway's Rail, King or Mexican Rail
Esperanto: Longbeka ralo
Spanish: Rascón de manglar
Spanish (Colombia): Rascón Manglero
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuela de Manglar
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Pollo de Manglar
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón picudo
Spanish (Peru): Rascón Manglero
Spanish (Venezuela): Polla de Mangle
Estonian: klaperruik (rand-klaperruik)
Finnish: räikkäluhtakana
French: Râle des mangroves, R. gris, R. de Ridgway, R, élégant ou R. du Mexique, Râle gris ou R. élégant, Râle gris, R. tapageur, R. de Californie, R, élégant ou R. du Mexique, Râle gris, R. tapageur, R. de Ridgway, R, élégant ou R. du Mexique
Guadeloupean Creole French: Pintade
Haitian Creole: Rato
Hungarian: kelepelő guvat
Italian: Rallo beccolungo
Japanese (romaji): onikuina
Japanese: オニクイナ
Scientific: Rallus [longirostris or elegans], Rallus [longirostris, crepitans, obsoletus, elegans or tenuirostris], Rallus elegans/crepitans, Rallus longirostris, Rallus longirostris longirostris, Rallus longirostris/elegans
Lithuanian: Ilgasnapė vandeninė vištelė
Dutch: Grijze Ral
Norwegian: Klaprerikse
Polish: wodnik dlugodzioby
Portuguese: saracura-sanã-dos-mangues
Portuguese (Brazil): Saracura-matraca
Russian: Пастушок-трескун
Slovak: chriaštel dlhozobý
Swedish: Kustrall
Ukrainian: Пастушок-тріскунець
Chinese: 长嘴秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴秧雞