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Spotted Rail

Pardirallus maculatus(Boddaert, P, 1783)

English (US) Spotted Rail

The Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus) 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
Pardirallus maculatus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Spotted Rail
Described by
(Boddaert, P, 1783)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Rallus maculatus
Described by
(Boddaert, P, 1783)
Type locality
Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 775.
Original description
Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.48

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 148 species of the family Rallidae