King Rail
Rallus elegansAudubon, JJ, 1834
English (US) King Rail
The King Rail (Rallus elegans) 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 elegans
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- King Rail
- Described by
- Audubon, JJ, 1834
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rallus elegans elegans
- Rallus elegans ramsdeni
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Audubon, JJ, 1834
- Type locality
- Kentucky, South Carolina, Louisiana, and north to Camden, N. J. and Philadelphia = Charleston, S. C.
- Original description
- The Birds of America; from original drawings 3 pl.203 1835Orn.Biogr. 3 p.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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