Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
Lionel Leston and Theodore A. Bookhout
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 2, 2015
Text last updated March 2, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rasclet groguenc |
| Czech | chřástal žlutavý |
| Dutch | Gele Ral |
| English | Yellow Rail |
| English (United States) | Yellow Rail |
| French | Râle jaune |
| French (France) | Râle jaune |
| German | Gelbralle |
| Icelandic | Sólrella |
| Japanese | アメリカシマクイナ |
| Norwegian | okerrikse |
| Polish | rudokurka żółtawa |
| Russian | Жёлтая курочка-малютка |
| Serbian | Žuti barski petlić |
| Slovak | chriašteľ okrový |
| Spanish | Polluela Amarillenta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Polluela Amarilla |
| Spanish (Spain) | Polluela amarillenta |
| Swedish | gulrall |
| Turkish | Büyük Çil Yelvesi |
| Ukrainian | Погонич-пігмей жовтий |
Coturnicops noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Fulica noveboracensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.701.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New York.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COTURNICOPS
- noveboracensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Yellow Rail in North and Middle America.
Very local breeder throughout range. Casual to other U.S. states.
