Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 5, 2016
Text last updated November 5, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rascló de Madagascar |
| Czech | chřástal madagaskarský |
| Dutch | Madagaskarwaterral |
| English | Madagascar Rail |
| English (United States) | Madagascar Rail |
| French | Râle de Madagascar |
| French (France) | Râle de Madagascar |
| German | Madagaskarralle |
| Japanese | チャムネクイナ |
| Norwegian | madagaskarrikse |
| Polish | wodnik madagaskarski |
| Russian | Мадагаскарский пастушок |
| Serbian | Smeđi madagaskarski petlovan |
| Slovak | chriašteľ madagaskarský |
| Spanish | Rascón Malgache |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rascón malgache |
| Swedish | madagaskarrall |
| Turkish | Madagaskar Sukılavuzu |
| Ukrainian | Пастушок мадагаскарський |
Rallus madagascariensis Verreaux, 1833
PROTONYM:
Rallus Madagascariensis
Verreaux, 1833. South African Quarterly Journal -2, p.80.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RALLUS
- madagarensis / madagascariensis / madagascarina / madagascarinus / madagascarius
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Madagascar Rail
