Speckled Rail
Speckled Rail (<em>Laterallus notatus</em>) is a species of Rails, Crakes &amp; Coots (<em>Rallidae</em>) in the order Cranes and Allies.
Overview
Speckled Rail (Laterallus notatus) is a species of Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae) in the order Cranes and Allies.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Laterallus; binomial: Laterallus notatus; authority: (Gould, 1841).
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Move Speckled Rail from Coturnicops to Laterallus based on multilocus (mtDNA + nucDNA) phylogenetic analyses which demonstrates its basal position within the L. jamaicensis clade (Depino et al. 2023).
