Mangrove rail
| Mangrove rail | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Rallus |
| Species: | R. longirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Rallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783 | |
The mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in South America. It was formerly considered conspecific with the clapper rail (Rallus crepitans).[1][2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Subspecies
- Rallus longirostris phelpsi—Phelps clapper rail
- Rallus longirostris dillonripleyi
- Rallus longirostris longirostris, nominate
- Rallus longirostris margaritae
- Rallus longirostris pelodramus
- Rallus longirostris crassirostris
- Rallus longirostris cypereti—coast of Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Gruitag.org: Gruiformes Taxon Advisory Group Regional Collection Plan (First edition, 2009-2012).
References
- Birds of Venezuela by Hilty, ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
- ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd edition ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2.