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Fulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853
Rallidae

Fulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853

Fulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853

Fulica cornuta, the horned coot, is a large Andean rail species recognizable by its three distinctive head wattles.

Fulica rufifrons Philippi & Landbeck, 1861
Rallidae

Fulica rufifrons Philippi & Landbeck, 1861

Fulica rufifrons Philippi & Landbeck, 1861

Fulica rufifrons, the red-fronted coot, is a South American waterbird with unlobed feet and distinct plumage markings.

Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845)
Rallidae

Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845)

Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845)

The white-throated rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri) is a Rallidae bird found across Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles.

Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Rallidae

Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Purple gallinule is a medium-sized omnivorous rail with wide vagrancy across the Americas and beyond.

Porphyrio flavirostris (Gmelin, 1789)
Rallidae

Porphyrio flavirostris (Gmelin, 1789)

Porphyrio flavirostris (Gmelin, 1789)

Porphyrio flavirostris, the azure gallinule, is the smallest species in its genus, found across much of northern and central South America.

Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842
Rallidae

Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842

Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842

Porphyrio alleni (Allen's gallinule) is a small rail native to Sub-Saharan African wetlands, recorded as a vagrant in Europe.

Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820
Rallidae

Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820

Porphyrio melanotus Temminck, 1820

Porphyrio melanotus, the Australasian swamphen, is a distinctive long-legged purple-throated waterbird found across wetland habitats of Australasia and nearby regions.

Porphyrio hochstetteri (A.B.Meyer, 1883)
Rallidae

Porphyrio hochstetteri (A.B.Meyer, 1883)

Porphyrio hochstetteri (A.B.Meyer, 1883)

Porphyrio hochstetteri (South Island takahē) is the largest living rail species, a flightless New Zealand bird once thought extinct.

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus (Latham, 1802)
Rallidae

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus (Latham, 1802)

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus (Latham, 1802)

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus is a subspecies of western swamphen, a chicken-sized rail found in wetlands of southern Europe and northwestern Africa.

Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis (Latham, 1802)
Rallidae

Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis (Latham, 1802)

Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis (Latham, 1802)

The western swamphen is a chicken-sized Rallidae purple swamphen species found in wetlands of southern Europe and northwestern Africa.

Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rallidae

Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a chicken-sized Rallidae swamphen native to western Eurasia and northwestern Africa.

Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, 1789)
Rallidae

Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, 1789)

Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, 1789)

The watercock (Gallicrex cinerea) is a sexually dimorphic rail found across south Asian swamps.

Coturnicops noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Rallidae

Coturnicops noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789)

Coturnicops noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789)

This is a description of the yellow rail Coturnicops noveboracensis, covering its appearance, distribution, habitat, and feeding habits.

Lewinia pectoralis (Temminck, 1831)
Rallidae

Lewinia pectoralis (Temminck, 1831)

Lewinia pectoralis (Temminck, 1831)

Lewin's rail (Lewinia pectoralis) is a Rallidae bird found in Australia, Wallacea, and New Guinea.

Gallirallus striatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Rallidae

Gallirallus striatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Gallirallus striatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The slaty-breasted rail is a native Asian rail species recently reclassified to the genus Lewinia.

Gallinula ventralis Gould, 1837
Rallidae

Gallinula ventralis Gould, 1837

Gallinula ventralis Gould, 1837

The black-tailed nativehen (Gallinula ventralis) is a common Australian water bird classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Gallinula mortierii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840)
Rallidae

Gallinula mortierii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840)

Gallinula mortierii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840)

The Tasmanian nativehen is an endemic flightless bird of most of Tasmania, which once lived on mainland Australia.

Gallinula melanops (Vieillot, 1819)
Rallidae

Gallinula melanops (Vieillot, 1819)

Gallinula melanops (Vieillot, 1819)

Gallinula melanops, the spot-flanked gallinule, is a small South American waterbird with distinct age-related plumage changes.

Porzana albicollis (Vieillot, 1819)
Rallidae

Porzana albicollis (Vieillot, 1819)

Porzana albicollis (Vieillot, 1819)

The ash-throated crake Porzana albicollis is a small bird with two geographically separated subspecies across South America.

Neocrex erythrops (P.L.Sclater, 1867)
Rallidae

Neocrex erythrops (P.L.Sclater, 1867)

Neocrex erythrops (P.L.Sclater, 1867)

Neocrex erythrops, the paint-billed crake, is a small crake with two subspecies found across parts of the Americas in varied habitats.

Porzana fusca (Linnaeus, 1766)
Rallidae

Porzana fusca (Linnaeus, 1766)

Porzana fusca (Linnaeus, 1766)

The ruddy-breasted crake is a small secretive Rallidae waterbird native to wet areas across South and East Asia.

Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832)
Rallidae

Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832)

Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832)

The brown crake, or brown bush-hen, is a South Asian Rallidae waterbird with an uncertain species name origin.

Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837)
Rallidae

Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837)

Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837)

Amaurornis flavirostra, the black crake, is a common African marsh bird with distinctive black adult plumage and distinct duet calls.

Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769)
Rallidae

Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769)

Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769)

The little crake is a small migratory secretive Rallidae waterbird that breeds in Eurasian reedbeds and winters in Africa.

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