Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)

Galapagos Rail (Laterallus spilonotus) - HBW 3, p. 159

French: Râle des Galapagos German: Galapagosralle Spanish: Polluela de Galápagos

Taxonomy: Zapornia spilonota Gould, 1841, Santiago (James) Island, Galapagos.
Sometimes considered a race of L. jamaicensis, of which it is an insular derivative. Monotypic.

Distribution: Galapagos Is, occurring on Pinta, Fernandina, Isabela, Santiago, Santa Cruz, Floreana and San Cristóbal.