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Gruiformes / Rallidae / Rallus

Ecuadorian Rail

Rallus aequatorialis

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (virrai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Rallus

Subspecies (2)

Rallus aequatorialis aequatorialis

Andes of far southern Colombia (Nariño and far western Putumayo) and of Ecuador (south to northern Loja)
Rallus aequatorialis meyerdeschauenseei

coast of Peru (La Libertad to Arequipa); possibly formerly occurred north to northwestern Ecuador (Imbabura)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (virrai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.