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Rallus longirostris

Mangrove rail
Rallus longirostris - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ17500025.tif
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Rallus
Species: R. longirostris
Binomial name
Rallus longirostris
Boddaert, 1783

The mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Central and South America. It was formerly considered conspecific with the clapper rail (Rallus crepitans).


Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.



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