Black rail
| Black rail | |
|---|---|
| Black rail in Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Laterallus |
| Species: | L. jamaicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
Breeding Year-round Non-breeding | |
The black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) is a mouse-sized member of the rail family Rallidae that occurs in both North and South America.
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