Barred Rail
Gallirallus torquatus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Barred Rail
The Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus) 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
- Gallirallus torquatus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Barred Rail
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Gallirallus torquatus torquatus
- Gallirallus torquatus celebensis
- Gallirallus torquatus sulcirostris
- Gallirallus torquatus kuehni
- Gallirallus torquatus limaria
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rallus torquatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Philippines.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.262
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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