Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Yellow Rail
The Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Coturnicops noveboracensis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow Rail
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Coturnicops noveboracensis noveboracensis
- Coturnicops noveboracensis goldmani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fulica noveboracensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- New York.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.701
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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