Water Rail / Rallus aquaticus
| Water Rail bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Western Water Rail, Western Water-Rail |
| Old latin name for bird | Rallus sericeus |
| Order | Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae |
| Genus | Rallus |
| Breeding region | Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | w Europe to c Asia |
| Non breeding region | n Africa to w s Asia |
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Related species
Plain-flanked Rail
Austral Rail
Brown-cheeked Rail
Virginia Rail
Ecuadorian Rail
Bogota Rail
Aztec Rail
King Rail
Mangrove Rail
Where to see Water Rail
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Åland Islands
Water Rail subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rallus aquaticus aquaticus | Europe, n Africa and w Asia | - | No |
| Rallus aquaticus hibernans | Iceland | - | Yes |
| Rallus aquaticus korejewi | Aral Sea and Iran to nw China and Kashmir | India and s China | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Waterral |
| Albanian | Gjeli i ujit, Gjelujsi |
| Arabic | مرعة الماء, مرعة ماء |
| Armenian | Ջրահովվիկ |
| Azerbaijani | sufərəsi, Su fərəsi, adi sufərəsi |
| Bashkir | һыу тауығы, тәтелдәгәс, көтөүсе тартай , көтөүсе |
| Basque | Uroilanda handia, Uroilanda handi |
| Belarusian | Пастушок |
| Bengali | াো চঝচি, পান্তা ঝিল্লি |
| Breton | Rakig-dour, Ar rakig-dour |
| Bulgarian | Крещалец |
| Catalan | rascló occidental, Rascló, Rascló europeu |
| Chinese | 西方秧鸡, 普通秧鸡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 西方秧雞, 普通秧雞〔西方秧雞〕 |
| Chuvash | ахаль шывавтань, ахаль шыв автанĕ |
| Cornish | Crek dowr |
| Croatian | kokošica |
| Czech | Chrástal vodní, chřástal vodní |
| Danish | Vandrikse |
| Dutch | Waterral |
| Esperanto | akvoralo, Akva ralo |
| Estonian | rooruik |
| Faroese | jarðarkona, Jarðakona |
| Finnish | luhtakana |
| French | Râle d’eau, Râle d'eau |
| Frisian | Wetterhintsje |
| Galician | Zurrasca, Rascón, Zurrasca común |
| Georgian | ლაინი, ლაინა |
| German | Wasserralle |
| Greek | Νεροκοτσέλα, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Νεροκοτσέλα, Νερoκoτσέλα, Μαυροπουλλάδα |
| Hebrew | רלית המים, רלית |
| Hungarian | guvat |
| Icelandic | Keldusvín |
| Irish | Rálóg uisce, Ralóg Uisce |
| Italian | Porciglione eurasiatico, Porciglione |
| Japanese | ニシクイナ, クイナ, ヨーロッパクイナ |
| Kazakh | Сутартар |
| Korean | 회색가슴뜸부기, 흰눈썹뜸부기 |
| Latvian | dumbracālis, dumbrcālis |
| Lithuanian | Ilgasnape vištele, ilgasnapė vištelė |
| Luxembourgish | Waasserrall |
| Macedonian | барска кокошка, Блатна (Барска) кокошка |
| Maltese | Gallozz tax-Xitwa |
| Manx | Drean Ushtey, Ushag ny shast |
| Mongolian | Усны түнжүүр, Түнжүүр |
| Nepali | कुलावारी |
| Northern Sami | Čáhcevuonccis |
| Norwegian | Vannrikse, vannrikse |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Vassrikse |
| Persian | یلوه آبی, یلوۀ آبی |
| Polish | wodnik (zwyczajny), wodnik |
| Portuguese | frango-d'água, frango-d'água-europeu, frango-de-água-eurasiático |
| Romanian | Cârstel de baltă |
| Romansh | Ralla da l'aua |
| Russian | Водяной пастушок, Пастушок |
| Serbian | Barski petlovan |
| Slovak | chriašteľ vodný |
| Slovenian | mokož |
| Spanish | Rascón europeo |
| Swedish | vattenrall |
| Tatar | саз көтүчесе |
| Thai | นกอัญชันอกสีไพล |
| Turkish | Sukılavuzu, Su kılavuzu |
| Turkmen | bukanja ýelbe, bukyja ýelwe |
| Ukrainian | Пастушок, пастушок водяний |
| Uzbek | пастушок, сувмошак, оддий сувмошак |
| Vietnamese | Gà nước ấn độ |
| Welsh | Rhegen y Dŵr, Rhegen ddŵr |