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
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plumbeous Rail
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Pardirallus sanguinolentus simonsi
- Pardirallus sanguinolentus tschudii
- Pardirallus sanguinolentus zelebori
- Pardirallus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus
- Pardirallus sanguinolentus landbecki
- Pardirallus sanguinolentus luridus
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.
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