Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | cimetastoprsa kokošica |
| Czech | chřástal královský |
| Dutch | Koningsral |
| English | King Rail |
| English (United States) | King Rail |
| Finnish | ruosteluhtakana |
| French | Râle élégant |
| French (French Guiana) | Râle élégant |
| German | Königsralle |
| Icelandic | Glæsirella |
| Japanese | オウサマクイナ |
| Norwegian | kongerikse |
| Polish | wodnik królewski |
| Russian | Королевский пастушок |
| Serbian | Kraljevski petlovan |
| Slovak | chriašteľ kráľovský |
| Spanish | Rascón Elegante |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallinuela de agua dulce |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Rascón Real |
| Spanish (Panama) | Rascón Real |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rascón elegante |
| Swedish | kungsrall |
| Turkish | Kral Sukılavuzu |
| Ukrainian | Пастушок королівський |
Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834
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- elegans
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- King Rail Rallus elegans
Authors
Bradley A. Pickens and Brooke Meanley
Recommended Citation
Pickens, B. A. and B. Meanley (2020). King Rail (Rallus elegans), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.kinrai4.01
Birds of North America
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Version 3.1
- Partial Revision
- February 15, 2018
- King Rail Rallus elegans
Authors
Bradley A. Pickens and Brooke Meanley
Revisors
Bradley A. Pickens
Recommended Citation
Pickens, B. A. and B. Meanley (2018). King Rail (Rallus elegans), version 3.1. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.kinrai4.02.1
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Version 3.0
- Revision
- June 4, 2015
- King Rail Rallus elegans
Authors
Bradley A. Pickens and Brooke Meanley
Revisors
Bradley A. Pickens
Recommended Citation
Pickens, B. A. and B. Meanley (2015). King Rail (Rallus elegans), version 3.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.3
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1992
- King Rail Rallus elegans
Recommended Citation
Meanley, B. 1992. King Rail. In The Birds of North America, No. 3 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.3.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 23, 2014
- King Rail Rallus elegans
Authors
Barry Taylor and David Christie
Revisors
David Christie
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. and D. A. Christie (2014). King Rail (Rallus elegans). 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.