Ecuadorian Rail
Rallus aequatorialisSharpe, RB, 1894
English (US) Ecuadorian Rail
The Ecuadorian Rail (Rallus aequatorialis) 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
- Rallus aequatorialis
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Ecuadorian Rail
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1894
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rallus aequatorialis aequatorialis
- Rallus aequatorialis meyerdeschauenseei
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1894
- Type locality
- Colombia to Peru.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 23 p.18 pl.2 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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