Speckled Rail
Laterallus notatus(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Speckled Rail
The Speckled Rail (Laterallus notatus) 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.
Range: locally in lowlands of South America east of the AndesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Laterallus notatus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Speckled Rail
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Zapornia notata
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Rio de la Plata; the type specimen was shot on board the 'Beagle.'
- Original description
- The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836 pt15 p.132 pl.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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