Mangrove Rail
Rallus longirostris
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusRallus (Typical Rails)
- SpeciesRallus longirostris (Mangrove Rail)
About the Mangrove Rail
The mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Central and South America. The mangrove rail was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1781 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen obtained in French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-colored plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Rallus longirostris in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The genus Rallus had been erected in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. The specific epithet longirostris combines the Latin longus meaning "long" and -rostris meaning "-billed".
The mangrove rail was formerly considered to be conspecific with what are now the Aztec rail (R. tenuirostris), Ridgway's rail... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Mangrove Rail in Palo Verde National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Sora
Porzana carolina
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
American Coot
Fulica americana
Paint-billed Crake
Neocrex erythrops
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
Aramides axillaris
White-throated Crake
Laterallus albigularis
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mangrove Rail in Palo Verde National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Rail sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mangrove Rail in Palo Verde National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Mangrove Rail in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.