Taxonomy Profile: Rallus (Linnaeus 1758)

Rallus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Greater Rails []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rallus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Gruiformes
Cranes |
Rails |
grues |
râles |
Family : Rallidae
Coots |
Rails |
foulques |
gallinules |
râles |
Waterhens |
Genus : Rallus
Greater Rails |
Rallus Direct Children(s):
Rallus elegans
(Audubon 1834)
Rallus longirostris
(Boddaert 1783)
Rallus limicola
(Vieillot 1819)
Rallus aquaticus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Rallus antarcticus
(King 1828)
Rallus caerulescens
(Gmelin 1789)
Rallus madagascariensis
(J Verreaux 1833)
Rallus semiplumbeus
(P L Sclater 1856)
Rallus wetmorei
(Zimmer & Phelps 1944)
Rallus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Rallus
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Rallus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Rallus
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.07.04
Acquired:
2006-08-21
Notes:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Rallus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Rallus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Rallus
Rallus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rallus: Comments