Plain-flanked Rail
Rallus wetmoreiZimmer, JT; Phelps, WH Sr, 1944
English (US) Plain-flanked Rail
The Plain-flanked Rail (Rallus wetmorei) 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: very local in mangroves and coastal swamps of northwestern VenezuelaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rallus wetmorei
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Plain-flanked Rail
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT; Phelps, WH Sr, 1944
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT; Phelps, WH Sr, 1944
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.1270 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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