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Scientific Name
Rallus elegans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834
Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (FRSP)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
king 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 elegans |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/14/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/14/2006.
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
1 individual observed between 1992-1994; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/14/2006.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Virginia State Rank: S2BS3N (very rare and imperiled during breeding season and rare to uncommon in non-breeding season)--Virginia Natural Heritage Program, 12/14/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JSK
Created Date
11/28/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
12/14/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Received electronically from Gregg Kneipp 10/29/03., Park Species Data Source: Birdobs.dbf, NPBIB-17000., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. November 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (2) Roble, S. M. 2006. Natural Heritage Resources of Virginia: Rare Animal Species. Natural Heritage Technical Report 6-10. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, Virginia. 44pp. (3) National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd edition). National Geographic. Washington, D.C.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Temperate migrant; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 12/14/2006.
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