Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides) - HBW 3, p. 155
French: Râle de forêt
German: Hinduralle
Spanish: Polluela de Jungla
Other common names: (Slaty-legged) Banded/Ryukyu/Philippine Crake
Taxonomy: Gallinula eurizonoïdes Lafresnaye, 1845, no locality (probably Philippines).
Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- amauroptera (Jerdon, 1864) - Pakistan and India E to E Assam; winters in Sri Lanka and possibly Sumatra.
- telmatophila Hume, 1878 - Myanmar and Thailand E to C Vietnam and SE China (Yunnan and Guangxi); winters in S Thailand and Sumatra, reaching W Java.
- sepiaria (Stejneger, 1887) - Ryukyu Is.
- amauroptera (Jerdon, 1864) - Pakistan and India E to E Assam; winters in Sri Lanka and possibly Sumatra.
- telmatophila Hume, 1878 - Myanmar and Thailand E to C Vietnam and SE China (Yunnan and Guangxi); winters in S Thailand and Sumatra, reaching W Java.
- sepiaria (Stejneger, 1887) - Ryukyu Is.
- formosana Seebohm, 1894 - Taiwan and Lanyu I.
- eurizonoides (Lafresnaye, 1845) - Philippines and Palau Is.
- alvarezi Kennedy & Ross, 1987 - Batan Is (N Philippines).
- minahasa Wallace, 1863 - Sulawesi and Sula Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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single bird on forest floor
Locality Tawi-Tawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 March 1999 1 year ago 2.7
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