African Rail Rallus caerulescens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootriethaan |
| Catalan | rascló africà |
| Czech | chřástal rákosní |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Waterral |
| English | African Rail |
| English (Kenya) | African Water Rail |
| English (United States) | African Rail |
| Finnish | afrikanluhtakana |
| French | Râle bleuâtre |
| French (France) | Râle bleuâtre |
| German | Kapralle |
| Hebrew | רלית אפריקנית |
| Icelandic | Blárella |
| Japanese | アカハシクイナ |
| Norwegian | afrikarikse |
| Polish | wodnik afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Frango-d'água-africano |
| Russian | Капский пастушок |
| Serbian | Afrički petlovan |
| Slovak | chriašteľ trstinový |
| Spanish | Rascón Cafre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rascón cafre |
| Swedish | afrikansk rall |
| Turkish | Afrika Sukılavuzu |
| Ukrainian | Пастушок африканський |
| Zulu | isizinzi |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Rallus caerulescens
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.716.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RALLUS
- caerulescens
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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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