Mangrove Rail

Rallus longirostris - Râle gris

Systematics

Order
:
Gruiformes
Family
:
Rallidés
Genus
:
Rallus
Species
:
longirostris

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mangrove Rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

Rallus longirostris longirostris (coast of the Guianas)
Rallus longirostris phelpsi (ne Colombia, nw Venezuela)
Rallus longirostris dillonripleyi (ne Venezuela)
Rallus longirostris margaritae (Margarita I.. Venezuela.)
Rallus longirostris pelodramus (Trinidad)
Rallus longirostris crassirostris (coast of Brazil)
Rallus longirostris cypereti (coastal sw Colombia to nw Peru)
Rallus longirostris berryorum (coastal w Honduras, possibly to w Nicaragua and nw Costa Rica)

Foreign names

Râle gris,
Rascón de manglar,
saracura-matraca,
Mangroveralle,
kelepelő guvat,
Grijze Ral,
Rallo beccolungo,
mangroverall,
Marskrikse,
chriašteľ dlhozobý,
chřástal dlouhozobý,
Klapperrikse,
räikkäluhtakana,
rascló dels manglars,
wodnik długodzioby,
klabatrallis,
Пастушок-трескун,
オニクイナ,
红树林秧鸡,
mangroverall,
紅樹林秧雞,

Habitat

Forest : ; Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses), Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)