Aztec rail
| Aztec rail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Rallus |
| Species: | R. tenuirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Rallus tenuirostris Ridgway, 1874 | |
The Aztec rail or Mexican rail (Rallus tenuirostris) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to Mexico. The species was formerly considered a subspecies of the King rail.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2014). "Rallus tenuirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ Maley, J.M. & Brumfield, R.T. (2013). "Mitochondrial and Next-Generation Sequence Data used to Infer Phylogenetic Relationships and Species Limits in the Clapper/King Rail Complex". The Condor. 115: 316–329. doi:10.1525/cond.2013.110138.
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