Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Scientific name definitions
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (2)
Courtney J. Conway and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Basque | Uroilanda virginiarra |
| Bulgarian | Вирджински дърдавец |
| Catalan | rascló de Virgínia |
| Croatian | riđoprsa kokošica |
| Czech | chřástal virginský |
| Dutch | Virginiaral |
| English | Virginia Rail |
| English (United States) | Virginia Rail |
| Estonian | paduruik |
| Finnish | amerikanluhtakana |
| French | Râle de Virginie |
| French (Canada) | Râle de Virginie |
| German | Virginiaralle |
| Icelandic | Dalarella |
| Japanese | コオニクイナ |
| Norwegian | grynterikse |
| Polish | wodnik błotny |
| Russian | Виргинский пастушок |
| Serbian | Virdžinijski petlovan |
| Slovak | chriašteľ hnedý |
| Spanish | Rascón de Virginia |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallinuela de Virginia |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Rascón de Virginia |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rascón Cara Gris |
| Spanish (Peru) | Rascón Menor |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Pollo de Virginia |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rascón de Virginia |
| Swedish | virginiarall |
| Turkish | Virjinya Sukılavuzu |
| Ukrainian | Пастушок віргінський |
Revision Notes
Maria G. Smith standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Guy M. Kirwan and Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Nicholas D. Sly generated the distribution map. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819
PROTONYM:
Rallus limicola
Vieillot, 1819. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 28, p.558.
TYPE LOCALITY:
United States = Pennsylvania, ex Edwards, pi. 279.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- RALLUS
- limicola
- Limicola
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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