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
| 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
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
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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