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Scientific Name
Rallus limicola
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Virginia Rail
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Gruiformes |
| Family | Rallidae |
| Genus | Rallus |
| Species | Rallus limicola |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Davis, T., Taft, D., and Riepe, D. (1996)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds (1998)
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Spring=rare; Summer=unknown; Early Fall=rare; Late Fall=rare; Winter=occasional; Data Source: Davis, T., Taft, D., and Riepe, D. (1996); Audubon web site (2003)
Although breeding confirmation validates the presence of this species during summer, relative summer abundance is unavailable. It is likely that the abundance status would be rare if data were available.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Also winter resident and spring and fall migrant. Probable breeder in the NYBBA online species lists for block: 1985 5949A. This block has high probability that breeding confirmations occur within park boundaries.Note: Zuzworsky's Jamaica Bay I&M reference lists this species as a possible breeder in 1997. No data is included as to method of confirmation.; Data Source: NYBBA web site (2004) - historic species lists as of 1985 and current species lists as of 2003 for blocks 5848A, 5848B, 5849B, 5849D, 5949A, 5949B, 5949C, 5949D and 5950C.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac - I & M Office
Last Modified Date
7/18/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Winter abundance based on Brooklyn CBC data indicating this species' occurrence 13 out of 42 years ranging from 1 to 2 individuals counted. Average is less than one indicating an abundance status of Occasional.
Species not recorded on FBF checklist.
Note: There is no summer abundance on the JBWR checklist. However, species is a probable breeder in NYBBA block 5949A which is almost wholly in JBWR., Park Species Data Source: Converted from BOSOFauna file by I & M Office
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