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Clappper Rail (Rallus longirostris) at Merritt Is. NWR by Lee

who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ (Job 35:11 ESV)

CLASS – AVES, Order – GRUIFORMES, Family – Rallidae – Rails, Crakes & Coots

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I.O.C. 3.1 Version

Genus (34), Species (151), Subspecies

Himantornis
Nkulengu Rail (Himantornis haematopus)
Canirallus
Grey-throated Rail (Canirallus oculeus)
Madagascar Wood Rail (Canirallus kioloides)
____ (Canirallus kioloides berliozi)
____ (Canirallus kioloides kioloides)
Tsingy Wood Rail (Canirallus beankaensis)
Coturnicops
Swinhoe’s Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus)
Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) ©WikiC
____ (Coturnicops noveboracensis noveboracensis)
____ (Coturnicops noveboracensis goldmani)
Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus)
Micropygia
Ocellated Crake (Micropygia schomburgkii)
____ (Micropygia schomburgkii schomburgkii)
____ (Micropygia schomburgkii chapmani)
Rallicula
Chestnut Forest Rail (Rallicula rubra)
White-striped Forest Rail (Rallicula leucospila)
Forbes’s Forest Rail (Rallicula forbesi)
____ (Rallicula forbesi steini)
____ (Rallicula forbesi parva)
____ (Rallicula forbesi dryas)
____ (Rallicula forbesi forbesi)
Mayr’s Forest Rail (Rallicula mayri)
____ (Rallicula mayri mayri)
____ (Rallicula mayri carmichaeli)
Rallina
Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor)
Andaman Crake (Rallina canningi)
Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata)
Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
____ (Rallina eurizonoides amauroptera)
____ (Rallina eurizonoides telmatophila)
____ (Rallina eurizonoides sepiaria)
____ (Rallina eurizonoides alvarezi)
____ (Rallina eurizonoides formosana)
____ (Rallina eurizonoides eurizonoides)
____ (Rallina eurizonoides minahasa)
Anurolimnas
Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps)
____ (Anurolimnas castaneiceps coccineipes)
____ (Anurolimnas castaneiceps castaneiceps)
Laterallus
Russet-crowned Crake (Laterallus viridis)
____ (Laterallus viridis brunnescens)
____ (Laterallus viridis viridis)
Black-banded Crake (Laterallus fasciatus)
Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius)
____ (Laterallus melanophaius oenops)
____ (Laterallus melanophaius melanophaius)
Rusty-flanked Crake (Laterallus levraudi)
Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber)
White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis)
____ (Laterallus albigularis cinereiceps)
____ (Laterallus albigularis albigularis)
____ (Laterallus albigularis cerdaleus)
Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis)
Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
____ (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus)
____ (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis)
____ (Laterallus jamaicensis murivagans)
____ (Laterallus jamaicensis salinasi)
Junin Crake (Laterallus tuerosi)
Galapagos Crake (Laterallus spilonotus)
Red-and-white Crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus)
Rufous-faced Crake (Laterallus xenopterus)
Nesoclopeus
Bar-winged Rail (Nesoclopeus poecilopterus †)
Woodford’s Rail (Nesoclopeus woodfordi)
____ (Nesoclopeus woodfordi tertius)
____ (Nesoclopeus woodfordi woodfordi)
Gallirallus
Weka (Gallirallus australis)
____ (Gallirallus australis greyi)
____ (Gallirallus australis australis)
____ (Gallirallus australis hectori)
____ (Gallirallus australis scotti)
Calayan Rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)
New Caledonian Rail (Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
Lord Howe Woodhen (Gallirallus sylvestris)
Okinawa Rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus)
____ (Gallirallus torquatus torquatus)
____ (Gallirallus torquatus celebensis)
____ (Gallirallus torquatus sulcirostris)
____ (Gallirallus torquatus kuehni)
____ (Gallirallus torquatus saturatus)
Pink-legged Rail (Gallirallus insignis)
Tahiti Rail (Gallirallus pacificus †)
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) by Ian – Article
____ (Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis xerophilus)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis wilkinsoni)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis philippensis)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis pelewensis)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis anachoretae)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis admiralitatis)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis praedo)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis lesouefi)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis meyeri)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis christophori)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis sethsmithi)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis swindellsi)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis goodsoni)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis ecaudatus)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis assimilis)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis lacustris)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis reductus)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis randi)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis wahgiensis)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis tounelieri)
____ (Gallirallus philippensis mellori)
Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni)
Wake Island Rail (Gallirallus wakensis †)
Roviana Rail (Gallirallus rovianae)
Dieffenbach’s Rail (Gallirallus dieffenbachii †)
Chatham Rail (Gallirallus modestus †)
Slaty-breasted Rail (Gallirallus striatus)
____ (Gallirallus striatus albiventer)
____ (Gallirallus striatus obscurior)
____ (Gallirallus striatus jouyi)
____ (Gallirallus striatus taiwanus)
____ (Gallirallus striatus gularis)
____ (Gallirallus striatus striatus)
Rallus
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris) by Lee
____ (Rallus longirostris obsoletus)
____ (Rallus longirostris levipes)
____ (Rallus longirostris yumanensis)
____ (Rallus longirostris beldingi)
____ (Rallus longirostris crepitans)
____ (Rallus longirostris saturatus)
____ (Rallus longirostris scottii)
____ (Rallus longirostris insularum)
____ (Rallus longirostris coryi)
____ (Rallus longirostris leucophaeus)
____ (Rallus longirostris caribaeus)
____ (Rallus longirostris pallidus)
____ (Rallus longirostris grossi)
____ (Rallus longirostris belizensis)
____ (Rallus longirostris phelpsi)
____ (Rallus longirostris margaritae)
____ (Rallus longirostris pelodramus)
____ (Rallus longirostris waynei)
____ (Rallus longirostris longirostris)
____ (Rallus longirostris crassirostris)
____ (Rallus longirostris cypereti)
King Rail (Rallus elegans) by SSlayton
____ (Rallus elegans elegans)
____ (Rallus elegans tenuirostris)
____ (Rallus elegans ramsdeni)
Plain-flanked Rail (Rallus wetmorei)
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) ©WikiC
____ (Rallus limicola limicola)
____ (Rallus limicola friedmanni)
Ecuadorian Rail (Rallus aequatorialis)
____ (Rallus aequatorialis aequatorialis)
____ (Rallus aequatorialis meyerdeschauenseei)
Bogota Rail (Rallus semiplumbeus)
____ (Rallus semiplumbeus semiplumbeus)
____ (Rallus semiplumbeus peruvianus)
Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) ©WikiC
____ (Rallus aquaticus hibernans †)
____ (Rallus aquaticus aquaticus)
____ (Rallus aquaticus korejewi)
Brown-cheeked Rail (Rallus indicus)
African Rail (Rallus caerulescens)
Madagascar Rail (Rallus madagascariensis) by Daves BirdingPix
Lewinia
Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirifica)
Lewin’s Rail (Lewinia pectoralis)
____ (Lewinia pectoralis exsul)
____ (Lewinia pectoralis mayri)
____ (Lewinia pectoralis capta)
____ (Lewinia pectoralis alberti)
____ (Lewinia pectoralis clelandi †)
____ (Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis)
____ (Lewinia pectoralis brachipus)
Auckland Rail (Lewinia muelleri)
Dryolimnas
White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri)
____ (Dryolimnas cuvieri cuvieri)
____ (Dryolimnas cuvieri aldabranus)
____ (Dryolimnas cuvieri abbotti †)
Reunion Rail (Dryolimnas augusti †)
Aphanapteryx †
Red Rail (Aphanapteryx † bonasia †)
Erythromachus †
Rodrigues Rail (Erythromachus † leguati †)
Crex
African Crake (Crex egregia)
Corn Crake (Crex crex)
Rougetius
Rouget’s Rail (Rougetius rougetii)
Aramidopsis
Snoring Rail (Aramidopsis plateni)
Mundia †
Ascension Crake (Mundia † elpenor †)
Aphanocrex †
St. Helena Rail (Aphanocrex † podarces †)
Atlantisia
Inaccessible Island Rail (Atlantisia rogersi)
Aramides
Little Wood Rail (Aramides mangle)
Rufous-necked Wood Rail (Aramides axillaris)
Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus)
____ (Aramides cajaneus mexicanus)
____ (Aramides cajaneus vanrossemi)
____ (Aramides cajaneus albiventris)
____ (Aramides cajaneus pacificus)
____ (Aramides cajaneus plumbeicollis)
____ (Aramides cajaneus latens)
____ (Aramides cajaneus morrisoni)
____ (Aramides cajaneus cajanea)
____ (Aramides cajaneus avicenniae)
Brown Wood Rail (Aramides wolfi)
Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha)
Slaty-breasted Wood Rail (Aramides saracura)
Red-winged Wood Rail (Aramides calopterus)
Amaurolimnas
Uniform Crake (Amaurolimnas concolor) IBC
____ (Amaurolimnas concolor concolor †)
____ (Amaurolimnas concolor guatemalensis)
____ (Amaurolimnas concolor castaneus)
Gymnocrex
Blue-faced Rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii)
Talaud Rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis)
Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris)
____ (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris plumbeiventris)
____ (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris hoeveni)
Amaurornis
Brown Crake (Amaurornis akool) by Nikhil
____ (Amaurornis akool akool)
____ (Amaurornis akool coccineipes)
Isabelline Bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellina)
Plain Bush-hen (Amaurornis olivacea)
Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana) by Ian
____ (Amaurornis moluccana moluccana)
____ (Amaurornis moluccana nigrifrons)
____ (Amaurornis moluccana ultima)
____ (Amaurornis moluccana ruficrissa)
Talaud Bush-hen (Amaurornis magnirostris)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) by Nikhil
____ (Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus)
____ (Amaurornis phoenicurus insularis)
____ (Amaurornis phoenicurus leucomelana)
Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostra) by Daves BirdingPix
Sakalava Rail (Amaurornis olivieri)
Porzana
St. Helena Crake (Porzana astrictocarpus †)
Black-tailed Crake (Porzana bicolor) by Ian
Little Crake (Porzana parva)
Baillon’s Crake (Porzana pusilla) by Nikhil Devasar – Article
____ (Porzana pusilla intermedia)
____ (Porzana pusilla obscura)
____ (Porzana pusilla pusilla)
____ (Porzana pusilla mira)
____ (Porzana pusilla mayri)
____ (Porzana pusilla palustris)
____ (Porzana pusilla affinis)
Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea) by Ian
Sora (Porzana carolina) by Bob-Nan
Dot-winged Crake (Porzana spiloptera)
Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis)
____ (Porzana albicollis olivacea)
____ (Porzana albicollis albicollis)
Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca)
____ (Porzana fusca fusca)
____ (Porzana fusca zeylonica)
____ (Porzana fusca phaeopyga)
____ (Porzana fusca erythrothorax)
Band-bellied Crake (Porzana paykullii)
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) – Article
____ (Porzana tabuensis tabuensis)
____ (Porzana tabuensis richardsoni)
____ (Porzana tabuensis edwardi)
Tahiti Crake (Porzana nigra †)
Kosrae Crake (Porzana monasa †)
Red-eyed Crake (Porzana atra)
Hawaiian Rail (Porzana sandwichensis †)
Laysan Rail (Porzana palmeri †)
Yellow-breasted Crake (Porzana flaviventer)
____ (Porzana flaviventer gossii)
____ (Porzana flaviventer hendersoni)
____ (Porzana flaviventer woodi)
____ (Porzana flaviventer bangsi)
____ (Porzana flaviventer flaviventer)
White-browed Crake (Porzana cinerea)
Aenigmatolimnas
Striped Crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis)
Cyanolimnas
Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai)
Neocrex
Colombian Crake (Neocrex colombiana)
____ (Neocrex colombiana ripleyi)
____ (Neocrex colombiana colombiana)
Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops)
____ (Neocrex erythrops olivascens)
____ (Neocrex erythrops erythrops)
Pardirallus
Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus)
____ (Pardirallus maculatus insolitus)
____ (Pardirallus maculatus maculatus)
Blackish Rail (Pardirallus nigricans)
____ (Pardirallus nigricans caucae)
____ (Pardirallus nigricans nigricans)
Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus)
____ (Pardirallus sanguinolentus simonsi)
____ (Pardirallus sanguinolentus tschudii)
____ (Pardirallus sanguinolentus zelebori)
____ (Pardirallus sanguinolentus sanguinolentus)
____ (Pardirallus sanguinolentus landbecki)
____ (Pardirallus sanguinolentus luridus)
Eulabeornis
Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris) by Ian
____ (Eulabeornis castaneoventris sharpei)
____ (Eulabeornis castaneoventris castaneoventris)
Habroptila
Invisible Rail (Habroptila wallacii)
Megacrex
New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta)
____ (Megacrex inepta pallida)
____ (Megacrex inepta inepta)
Gallicrex
Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
Porphyrio
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) by Bob-Nan
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio caspius)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio seistanicus)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio viridis)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio indicus)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio melanopterus)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio bellus)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio pelewensis)
____ (Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis)
African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
White Swamphen (Porphyrio albus †)
Mohoau (Porphyrio mantelli †)
Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
Allen’s Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) by DansPix – Video by Lee
Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) by Daves BirdingPix
Gallinula
Samoan Woodhen (Gallinula pacifica †)
Makira Woodhen (Gallinula silvestris)
Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis †)
Gough Moorhen (Gallinula comeri)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) and Baby by Lee
____ (Gallinula chloropus chloropus)
____ (Gallinula chloropus meridionalis)
____ (Gallinula chloropus pyrrhorrhoa)
____ (Gallinula chloropus orientalis)
____ (Gallinula chloropus guami)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
____ (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis)
____ (Gallinula galeata cachinnans)
____ (Gallinula galeata cerceris)
____ (Gallinula galeata barbadensis)
____ (Gallinula galeata pauxilla)
____ (Gallinula galeata garmani)
____ (Gallinula galeata galeata)
Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) by Ian
____ (Gallinula tenebrosa frontata)
____ (Gallinula tenebrosa neumanni)
____ (Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosa)
Lesser Moorhen (Gallinula angulata)
Spot-flanked Gallinule (Gallinula melanops)
____ (Gallinula melanops bogotensis)
____ (Gallinula melanops crassirostris)
____ (Gallinula melanops melanops)
Tribonyx
Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis)
Tasmanian Nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii)
Fulica
Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
Mascarene Coot (Fulica newtoni †)
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) by Ian
____ (Fulica atra atra)
____ (Fulica atra lugubris)
____ (Fulica atra australis)
Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai) by Daves BirdingPix
American Coot (Fulica americana)
____ (Fulica americana americana)
____ (Fulica americana columbiana)
____ (Fulica americana peruviana)
Caribbean Coot (Fulica caribaea)
White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera)
Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca)
____ (Fulica ardesiaca atrura)
____ (Fulica ardesiaca ardesiaca)
Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata)
Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons)
Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea)
Horned Coot (Fulica cornuta)
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