Galapagos Crake
Laterallus spilonota(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Galapagos Crake
The Galapagos Crake (Laterallus spilonota) 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: GalapagosRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Laterallus spilonota
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Galapagos Crake
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Zapornia spilonota
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Ovalau, Fiji Islands.
- 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.49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Dot-winged Crake
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