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| + | ;[[:Category:Rallus|Rallus]] tenuirostris | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
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| + | [[Image:Map-King_Rail.png|left]] | ||
| + | |Eastern [[Mexico]] (the other colours show the distribution of [[King Rail]]) | ||
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| + | |<font size=4>Legend</font><br> | ||
| + | '''<font color="#FF8000" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''R. tenuirostris''; year-round<br> | ||
| + | <font size="1">Maps/Texts consulted<sup>[[#References|1]],[[#References|2]],[[#References|3]],[[#References|4]],[[#References|5]]</sup></font> | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Freshwater or brackish marshes and marsh-shrub swamp habitats. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| + | Formerly considered conspecific with [[King Rail]] (and sometimes also with [[Clapper Rail]], [[Mangrove Rail]] and [[Ridgway's Rail]]) | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Mainly crayfish and crabs, but also includes other aquatic invertebrates, small fish, insects, and some plant seeds. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | # Howell, Steve N.G. and Sophie Webb. 1995. ''A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America''. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198540120 | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.4}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Rallus+tenuirostris}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rallus]][[Category:Maps]] | ||
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- Rallus tenuirostris
Identification
Distribution
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Eastern Mexico (the other colours show the distribution of King Rail) |
| Legend |
Habitat
Freshwater or brackish marshes and marsh-shrub swamp habitats.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with King Rail (and sometimes also with Clapper Rail, Mangrove Rail and Ridgway's Rail)
Behaviour
Breeding
Diet
Mainly crayfish and crabs, but also includes other aquatic invertebrates, small fish, insects, and some plant seeds.
References
- Howell, Steve N.G. and Sophie Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198540120
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Aztec Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Aztec_Rail
