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Rallus
Sign in to saveright|thumb|242px|Ridgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus)
Species
Water Rail
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGruiformes
- FamilyRallidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations8,399
Observations recorded2,349,064
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right|thumb|242px|Ridgway's rail (Rallus obsoletus)
Rallus is a genus of wetland birds of the rail family. Sometimes, the genera Lewinia and Gallirallus are included in it. Six of the species are found in the Americas, and the three species found in Eurasia, Africa and Madagascar are very closely related to each other, suggesting they are descended from a single invasion of a New World ancestor.
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Galliformes
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Gruiformes
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Rallidae
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Gallirallus
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bird
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Tetraoninae
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Balearica
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Galloanserae
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Psophia
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Opisthocomidae
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Adzebill
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Africa
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South America
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Madagascar
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Animalia
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Americas
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Carl Linnaeus
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Eurasia
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dinosaur
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