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Ridgway's Rail

Rallus obsoletusRidgway, R, 1874

English (US) Ridgway's Rail

The Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus) 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 obsoletus
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Ridgway's Rail
Described by
Ridgway, R, 1874

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Rallus elegans var. obsoletus
Described by
Ridgway, R, 1874
Type locality
San Francisco, California.
Original description
The American Naturalist, An Illustrated Magazine of Natural History 8 p.111

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 148 species of the family Rallidae