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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

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

References

Vouchers

External Links

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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NPSpecies

Information on Species in National Parks

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