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
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Rail
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pardirallus maculatus insolitus
- Pardirallus maculatus maculatus
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.
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