Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Water Rail
The Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) 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 aquaticus
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Water Rail
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rallus aquaticus hibernans
- Rallus aquaticus aquaticus
- Rallus aquaticus korejewi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe, restricted type locality. Great Britain.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.153
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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