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Blackish Rail

Pardirallus nigricans(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)

English (US) Blackish Rail

The Blackish Rail (Pardirallus nigricans) 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 nigricans
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Blackish Rail
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Rallus nigricans
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
Type locality
Paraguay, based on Azara, no. 371.
Original description
Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 28 p.560

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

See all 148 species of the family Rallidae