Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
(Water Rail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRallus aquaticus (Water Rail)
FamilyRALLIDAE (rails)
OrderGRUIFORMES (bustards, cranes and rails)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail) :
1: Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
walking about at edge of reeds, near visitor centre
Image 1: Adult - anterior viewImage 2: Adult - antero-dorsal viewImage 3: Adult - lateral view
2: Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
walking about at edge of reeds, near visitor centre
Image 1: Adult - walking on ice - front three-quarter viewImage 2: Adult - walking on ice - front three-quarter view (2)Image 3: Adult - walking on ice - lateral viewImage 4: Adult - walking on ice - lateral view (2)Image 5: Adult - walking on ice - posterior viewImage 6: Adult - walking on ice - rear three-quarter viewImage 7: Skulking in reeds
3: Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flight across channel through reedbeds
Image 1: Adult - in flight - lateral viewImage 2: Adult - in flight - lateral view (2)Image 3: Adult - in flight - lateral view (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2004 Water Rail Vol 15, No 4 Page: 243

Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail)
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