Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (48)
- Subspecies (3)
Barry Taylor and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 23, 2014
Text last updated September 23, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Gjeli i ujit |
| Arabic | مرعة ماء |
| Armenian | Ջրահովվիկ |
| Asturian | Rincha europea |
| Azerbaijani | Su fərəsi |
| Basque | Uroilanda handia |
| Bulgarian | Крещалец |
| Catalan | rascló occidental |
| Chinese | 西方秧雞 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 西方秧雞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 西方秧鸡 |
| Croatian | kokošica |
| Czech | chřástal vodní |
| Danish | Vandrikse |
| Dutch | Waterral |
| English | Water Rail |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Western Water Rail |
| English (United States) | Water Rail |
| Faroese | Jarðarkona |
| Finnish | luhtakana |
| French | Râle d'eau |
| French (France) | Râle d'eau |
| Galician | Furamatos común |
| German | Wasserralle |
| Greek | Νεροκοτσέλα |
| Hebrew | רלית המים |
| Hungarian | Guvat |
| Icelandic | Keldusvín |
| Italian | Porciglione |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパクイナ |
| Korean | 회색가슴뜸부기 |
| Latvian | Dumbrcālis |
| Lithuanian | Ilgasnapė vištelė |
| Mongolian | Усны түнжүүр |
| Norwegian | vannrikse |
| Persian | یلوه آبی |
| Polish | wodnik |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Frango-d'água |
| Romanian | Cârstel de baltă |
| Russian | Водяной пастушок |
| Serbian | Barski petlovan |
| Slovak | chriašteľ vodný |
| Slovenian | Mokož |
| Spanish | Rascón Europeo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rascón europeo |
| Swedish | vattenrall |
| Turkish | Sukılavuzu |
| Ukrainian | Пастушок водяний |
Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Rallus aquaticus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.153.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted type locality. Great Britain.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RALLUS
- aquatica / aquaticus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Water Rail
