Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rasclet fosc |
| Czech | chřástal tmavý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Dwergral |
| English | Black Rail |
| English (United States) | Black Rail |
| Finnish | mustarääkkä |
| French | Râle noir |
| French (France) | Râle noir |
| German | Schieferralle |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Rato nwa |
| Icelandic | Dökkrella |
| Japanese | クロコビトクイナ |
| Norwegian | perlerikse |
| Polish | derkaczyk śniady |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | sanã-preta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Açanã-preta |
| Russian | Шиферный коростелёк |
| Serbian | Američki crni barski petlić |
| Slovak | chriašteľ tmavý |
| Spanish | Polluela Negruzca |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Burrito Cuyano |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pidencito |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Polluela Negra |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallinuelita prieta |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallito Negro |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Rascón Negro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Polluela Negra |
| Spanish (Panama) | Rascón Negro |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallineta Negra |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallito Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Polluela negruzca |
| Swedish | svart dvärgrall |
| Turkish | Yazılı Yelve |
| Ukrainian | Погонич американський |
Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Definitions
- LATERALLUS
- jamaica / jamaicae / jamaicana / jamaicensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1994
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Authors
William R. Eddleman, R. E. Flores, and M. Legare
Recommended Citation
Eddleman, W. R., R. E. Flores, and M. Legare (2020). Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blkrai.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 1994
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Authors
William R. Eddleman, R. E. Flores, and M. Legare
Revisors
William R. Eddleman, R. E. Flores, and M. Legare
Recommended Citation
Eddleman, W. R., R. E. Flores, and M. Legare (1994). Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.123
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1994
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Recommended Citation
Eddleman, W. R., R. E. Flores, and M. L. Legare. 1994. Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis). In The Birds of North America, No. 123 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.123.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 22, 2014
- Junin Rail Laterallus tuerosi
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and David Christie
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and D. A. Christie (2014). Junin Rail (Laterallus tuerosi). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- September 22, 2014
- Black Rail (HBW) Laterallus jamaicensis
Authors
Barry Taylor and David Christie
Revisors
David Christie
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. and D. A. Christie (2014). Black Rail (HBW) (Laterallus jamaicensis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
