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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Poorly known, perhaps more numerous than they seem. Currently thought to be very local from [[U.S.]] to central [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
The [[Junin Rail]] is sometimes lumped within ''L. jamaicensis''. | The [[Junin Rail]] is sometimes lumped within ''L. jamaicensis''. | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 20 July 2008
- Laterallus jamaicensis
Identification
Distribution
Poorly known, perhaps more numerous than they seem. Currently thought to be very local from U.S. to central Argentina and Chile.
Taxonomy
The Junin Rail is sometimes lumped within L. jamaicensis.
Subspecies
Ranges are disjunct.
- L. j. coturniculus - Coastal central California south to n Baja California
- L. j. jamaicensis - E US to Belize and Cuba; winters to C America and W Indies
- L. j. murivagans - Arid littoral of Peru
- L. j. salinasi - Central Chile (Atacama to Malleco) and extreme w Argentina
