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Plumbeous Rail

Pardirallus sanguinolentus(Swainson, WJ, 1838)

English (US) Plumbeous Rail

The Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) 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 sanguinolentus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Plumbeous Rail
Described by
(Swainson, WJ, 1838)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Rallus sanguinolentus
Described by
(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
Type locality
Brazil and Chile.
Original description
Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.335

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

See all 148 species of the family Rallidae