Rufirallus viridis

Rufirallus viridis, couple with chick, Dourado, São Paulo, Brazil

Rufirallus viridis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gruiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Gruiformes

Familia: Rallidae
Genus: Rufirallus
Species Rufirallus viridis
Subspecies: R. v. brunnescens – R. v. viridis

Name

Rufirallus viridis (Statius Müller, 1776)

Synonyms

• Rallus viridis (protonym)
• Laterallus viridis (Statius Müller, 1776)
• Anurolimnas viridis (Statius Müller, 1776)

References

Primary references

• Statius Müller, P.L. 1776. Des Ritters Carl von Linné Königlich Schwedischen Leibarztes &c. &c. vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs. Mit einer ausführlichen Erklärung. Nebst drey Kupfertafeln. pp. 1–15 + 1–384; 1–40 + 1–536, Tab. I–III. Nürnberg. (Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe). BHL Reference page.  p. 120

Additional references

• Garcia-R, J.C., Lemmon, E.M., Lemmon, A.R. & French, N. 2020. Phylogenomic reconstruction sheds light on new relationships and timescale of rails (Aves: Rallidae) evolution. Diversity 12(2): 70. DOI: 10.3390/d12020070 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Russet-crowned Crake
español: Polluela coronirrufa
français: Râle kiolo
italiano: Rallo caporossiccio
日本語: ズアカコクイナ
Nederlands: Roodkruinral
português do Brasil: Sanã-castanha
português: Açanã-de-cabeça-castanha
svenska: Cayennerall

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