Black Rail / Laterallus jamaicensis
| Black Rail bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | EN - Endangered |
| Synonyms | Black Crake, Black or Junin Rail, American Black Crake, Farallon Rail, Farallone Rail, American black rail |
| Old latin name for bird | Crescicus jamaicensis, Porzana coturniculus, Rallus jamaicensis, Creciscus jamaicensis, Porzana jamaicensis |
| Order | Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae |
| Genus | Laterallus |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America, South America |
| Breeding subregion | USA, Greater Antilles to w SA |
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Related species
Rusty-flanked Crake
Rufous-faced Crake
Dot-winged Crake
White-throated Crake
Ruddy Crake
Red-and-white Crake
Rufous-sided Crake
Black-banded Crake
Yellow-breasted Crake
Where to see Black Rail
Black Rail subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus | wc California (USA) to Baja California (Mexico) | - | No |
| Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis | e USA and e Central America | - | No |
| Laterallus jamaicensis murivagans | w Peru | - | No |
| Laterallus jamaicensis salinasi | c Chile | - | No |
| Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi | Peru | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска пъструшка |
| Catalan | rasclet fosc |
| Chinese | 黑田鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑南美田雞 |
| Croatian | mrka vizlinica |
| Czech | chřástal tmavý, Chrástal cerný |
| Danish | Sort Dværgrikse |
| Dutch | Zwarte Dwergral |
| Esperanto | Nigra ralo |
| Estonian | tõmmu-pisiruik |
| Finnish | mustarääkkä |
| French | Râle noir ou R. du Junin, Râle noir ou R. de Junin, Râle de Jamaïque, Râle noir |
| Frisian | Swarte dwerchral |
| Galician | Poliña amourada |
| German | Schieferralle |
| Greek | Αμερικαvική μαυρoπoυλάδα |
| Hungarian | juhász guvat |
| Icelandic | Dökkrella |
| Irish | Crág dhubh Mheiriceánach |
| Italian | Schiribilla nera americana, Rallo nerastro, Voltolino nero |
| Japanese | クロコビトクイナ |
| Latvian | madarainais ormanītis |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinė juodvištė, jamaikinė švygžda, Juodoji amerikinė vištelė |
| Northern Sami | Čáhppesvuonccis |
| Norwegian | perlerikse, Perlerikse |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Perlerikse |
| Polish | Kureczka śniada, derkaczyk śniady, derkaczyk sniady |
| Portuguese | franga-d'água-escura, açanã-preta, Acanã-preta, sanã-preta |
| Romanian | Cârstel negru |
| Russian | Шиферный коростелёк, Американский чёрный погоныш, Американский погоныш |
| Serbian | Američki crni barski petlić, Crni barski petlić sa Jamajke |
| Slovak | chriašteľ tmavý |
| Slovenian | Črni mokožnik |
| Spanish | Pidencito, Burrito cuyano, Burrito Negruzco, Polluela negruzca, Gallineta negra, Polluela Negra, Gallito Negro |
| Swedish | svart dvärgrall, svartrall |
| Turkish | Yazılı Yelve |
| Ukrainian | погонич американський |
| Welsh | Rhegen ddu America |