Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rallus [elegans or tenuirostris] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other related concepts

• Rallus [elegans or longirostris] (taxon group)
• Rallus [elegans or crepitans] (taxon group)
• Rallus [elegans or limicola] (taxon group)
• Rallus [elegans x crepitans] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

Catalan: Rascló elegant
Czech: chřástal královský
Danish: Kongerikse
German: Königsralle
English: King Rail, King Rail [elegans or ramsdeni]
English (IOC): King Rail
Spanish: Rascón del Este, Rascón elegante
Spanish (Cuba): Gallinuela de Agua Dulce
Spanish (Spain): Rascón Elegante
Spanish (HBW): King Rail
Spanish (Mexico): Rascón del Este, Rascón real
Estonian: suur-klaperruik
Finnish: ruosteluhtakana
French: Râle élégant, Râle élégant [elegans or ramsdeni]
Croatian: Kraljevska kokošica
Hungarian: királyguvat
Icelandic: Glæsirella
Italian: Rallo re
Japanese: ousamakuina
Japanese: オウサマクイナ
Scientific: Rallus elegans, Rallus elegans [elegans or ramsdeni], Rallus elegans elegans
Lithuanian: Karališkoji vandeninė vištelė, karališkoji vištelė
Latvian: dižais rallis
Dutch: Koningsral
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongerikse
Norwegian: Kongerikse
Polish: wodnik królewski
Portuguese: saracura-real
Russian: Королевский пастушок
Slovak: chriašteľ kráľovský
Serbian: Kraljevski petlovan
Swedish: kungsrall
Turkish: Kral Su Kılavuzu
Ukrainian: Пастушок королівський
Chinese: 王秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 王秧雞