King Rail bird informationValues
Conservation statusNT - Near threatened
SynonymsKing Rail [elegans or ramsdeni]
OrderCranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes
FamilyRails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae
GenusRallus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregione, c

King Rail bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    "chuff" series, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Don Gorney
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Dan Lane
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, grunt, © J.R. Rigby
    United States
  • 7.
    Wing noise, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, © John A. Trent
    United States
  • 10.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see King Rail

King Rail subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Rallus elegans eleganse Canada and ne USA-No
Rallus elegans ramsdeniCuba and Isle of Pines-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKoningral
BelarusianКаралеўскі пастушок
BretonRakig tek
Catalanrascló elegant
Chinese王秧鸡
Chinese (Traditional)王秧雞
CroatianKraljevska kokošica, cimetastoprsa kokošica
Czechchřástal královský
DanishKongerikse
DutchKoningsral
EsperantoEleganta ralo
Estoniansuur-klaperruik
Finnishruosteluhtakana
FrenchRâle élégant, Râle élégant [elegans or ramsdeni]
FrisianKeningsral
GalicianZurrasca elegante
GermanKönigsralle
Hungariankirályguvat
IcelandicGlæsirella
ItalianPorciglione reale, Rallo re
Japaneseオウサマクイナ
Latviandižais rallis
Lithuaniankarališkoji vištelė, Karališkoji vandeninė vištelė
Northern SamiGonagasvuonccis
NorwegianKongerikse, kongerikse
Norwegian NynorskKongerikse
Polishwodnik królewski
Portuguesefrango-d'água-real, saracura-real
RomanianCârstel regal
RussianКоролевский пастушок
SerbianKraljevski petlovan
Slovakchriašteľ kráľovský
SlovenianKraljevi mokož
SpanishRascón del Este, Rascón elegante
Swedishkungsrall
TurkishKral Su Kılavuzu, Kral Sukılavuzu
Ukrainianпастушок королівський