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King Rail
Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834
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Order:
Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Rallus
Scientific:
Rallus elegans
Citation:
Audubon, 1834
Reference:
BirdsAm. p.27
Protonym:
Rallus elegans
Avibase ID:
0BB84341D8AE9B6E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0BB84341
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176207
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Rallus elegans elegans: E Canada and ne US; winters to e Mexico
- Rallus elegans ramsdeni: Cuba and Isle of Pines
Source: Clements checklist
King Rail
Catalan:
Rascló elegant
Czech:
chřástal královský
Danish:
Kongerikse
German:
Königsralle
Spanish:
Rascón elegante
Spanish (Spain):
Rascón Elegante
Finnish:
ruosteluhtakana
French:
Râle élégant
Croatian:
Kraljevska kokošica
Hungarian:
királyguvat
Icelandic:
Glæsirella
Italian:
Rallo re
Japanese (romaji):
ousamakuina
Japanese:
オウサマクイナ
Lithuanian:
karališkoji vištelė
Dutch:
Koningsral
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kongerikse
Norwegian:
Kongerikse
Polish:
wodnik królewski
Portuguese:
saracura-real
Russian:
Королевский пастушок
Slovak:
chriašteľ kráľovský
Serbian:
Kraljevski petlovan
Swedish:
kungsrall
Ukrainian:
Пастушок королівський
Chinese:
王秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
王秧雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): King Rail [elegans or ramsdeni] ( Rallus elegans [elegans or ramsdeni]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: King Rail ( Rallus elegans) [version 1] |
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
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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 (romaji): 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
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