Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Scientific name definitions
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (5)
William R. Eddleman, R. E. Flores, and M. Legare
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1994
Text last updated January 1, 1994
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rasclet fosc |
| Czech | chřástal tmavý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Dwergral |
| English | Black Rail |
| English (United States) | Black Rail |
| Finnish | mustarääkkä |
| French | Râle noir |
| French (France) | Râle noir |
| German | Schieferralle |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Rato nwa |
| Icelandic | Dökkrella |
| Japanese | クロコビトクイナ |
| Norwegian | perlerikse |
| Polish | derkaczyk śniady |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | sanã-preta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Açanã-preta |
| Russian | Шиферный коростелёк |
| Serbian | Američki crni barski petlić |
| Slovak | chriašteľ tmavý |
| Spanish | Polluela Negruzca |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Burrito Cuyano |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pidencito |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Polluela Negra |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallinuelita prieta |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallito Negro |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Rascón Negro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Polluela Negra |
| Spanish (Panama) | Rascón Negro |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallineta Negra |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallito Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Polluela negruzca |
| Swedish | svart dvärgrall |
| Turkish | Yazılı Yelve |
| Ukrainian | Погонич американський |
Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Rallus jamaicensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.718.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LATERALLUS
- jamaica / jamaicae / jamaicana / jamaicensis
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