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Scientific Name
Rallus elegans
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
King Rail
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyRallidae
GenusRallus
SpeciesRallus elegans
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
See Observation evidence; Data Source: Chazal, 2002; Watts, 2001
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    VA State Rank, 2006=S2B,S3N;VA State Protection Status, 2006=;Federal Status, 2006=
Seasonality Tags
  • Resident
    Data Source: pers. comm. Daniel Cristol, Professor, Biology Department, College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, dacris@wm.edu, 757 221 2405
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dskidds@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/18/2014 7:42:20 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Chazal, 2002; Watts, 2001 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment:
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