African Rail
Rallus caerulescensGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) African Rail
The African Rail (Rallus caerulescens) 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.
Range: swamps and reedbeds of eastern and southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rallus caerulescens
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Rail
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.716
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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