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 NT    Mexican Rail* Id (Atlas):
    Rallus tenuirostris

Description (6)
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Other Names (World)
Mexican Rail, Highland Rai, Aztec Rail

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
33 - 42 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ridgway, 1874

Range (Guide)
Central Mexico. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of King Rail (Rallus elegans).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

 
Aztec Rail (Rallus tenuirostris) [XC321169]
     by Manuel Grosselet from Nabor Carillo, Estado de M\u00e9xico, Mexico (song)

 
Aztec Rail (Rallus tenuirostris) [XC308229]
     by Manuel Grosselet from Presa La Vega (V\u00edas Verdes), Teuchitl\u00e1n, Jalisco, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of King Rail (Rallus elegans).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Mexican Rail (Rallus tenuirostris) - 6 files


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