Black rail
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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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Black rail | |
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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 |
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