Laterallus
| Laterallus | |
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| Laterallus jamaicensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: |
Laterallus G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Species | |
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9, see text |
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9, see text
Laterallus is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae. These small, relatively short-billed terrestrial rails are found among dense vegetation near water in the Neotropics, although a single species, the black rail, also occurs in the United States.
Taylor, B., & B. van Perlo (1998). Rails – A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World.
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