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Rallus
Sign in to saveright|thumb|242px|Ridgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus)
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Rallus is a genus of birds within the family Rallidae. It belongs to the order Gruiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and holds an accepted status. Its habitats include brackish and freshwater environments.
Records of this genus are held by institutions such as USNM, YPM, LSUMZ, and NHMUK. Specimens have been documented in Bermuda, the United States, and France. The genus is also described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
Water Rail
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGruiformes
- FamilyRallidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 367
- With media
- 40
- Family
- Rallidae
- Collections
- USNM, YPM, LSUMZ, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Bermuda, United States, France
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Fossil record
- Formerly in ''Rallus''
- References
- References
- External links
right|thumb|242px|Ridgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus)
Rallus is a genus of wetland birds of the rail family. Sometimes, the genera Lewinia and Gallirallus are included in it. Six of the species are found in the Americas, and the three species found in Eurasia, Africa and Madagascar are very closely related to each other, suggesting they are descended from a single invasion of a New World ancestor.
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